Rubberneck
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  • Summary: Paul Harris works at research facility on the outskirts of Boston. After a weekend tryst with Danielle, an attractive co-worker, Paul becomes infatuated, but when Danielle takes interest in a new researcher, his suppressed resentments and perverse delusions become unhinged, triggering a horrific course of events that mercilessly engulf a tortured past and fugitive present.… Expand

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  1. Positive: 7 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. indieWIRE
    Reviewed by: Eric Kohn
    Feb 19, 2013
    83
    Rubberneck has more in common with the growing Karpovsky oeuvre than it may appear -- and even inadvertently critiques it.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ernest Hardy
    Feb 19, 2013
    80
    Karpovsky is unsettlingly good as Paul, and Newman's Danielle is sexy and layered.
  3. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Keith Uhlich
    Feb 19, 2013
    60
    A too-pat ending also spoils Rubberneck (shorter: Mommy made me do it!), though it doesn’t ruin the steely pleasures of the filmmaking.
  4. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Jesse Cataldo
    Feb 17, 2013
    38
    The film takes on high-concept ideas that it can't sustain, and which only make its other problems more obvious.

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  1. ILHM
    9
    A one-time fling turns into a terrifying ordeal for Danielle when her co-worker, Paul, becomes deeply obsessed with her in Alex Karpovsky's chilling new thriller, RUBBERNECK. RUBBERNECK takes us deep inside the mind of a man obsessed in a stunning character study that is sure to strike a nerve. All of the risks and excitement that accompany an office romance are given a frightful twist, from the initial fear of discovery to the uncomfortable aftermath of exposure. The characters are all carefully crafted and placed into a real-world setting that is utterly believable. Karpovsky brings a raw emotion and intensity to the role of Paul in one of the most naturalistic performances we have seen in years. Jaime Ray Newman is fantastic as well in her depiction of the career-minded woman who remains unrestrained by the thoughts and expectations of others. Although many of her actions are painted in a negative light, they are always true to her character, and are delivered with brutal honesty. Subtle moments like Paul's intrusion on Danielle's lunchtime chat constantly teem with tension and unease, while the stalking scenes draw out revolting feelings of disgust. Still, one can't help but share in a sense of pity and remorse for Paul, who has clearly suffered from issues of rejection and abandonment his entire life. RUBBERNECK is a devastatingly dark and depressing drama which serves as a crowning achievement for Alex Karpovsky as both actor and director.

    -Carl Manes
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