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66 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critics

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  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
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  1. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    78
    The movie's tone concurrently embraces melodramatics and wry humor, a twisted suburban Oedipal knot seen through a sardonic, yet deeply involved, eye.
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  2. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    75
    This is not a "nice" movie -- it deals with some pretty intense issues (like incest and suicide) -- but it is both bold and inventive, and works because of an unforced approach.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Caryn James
    80
    It is also the sort of astonishingly fresh and self-assured work that can make a reputation.
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