The Limits of Control
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41 out of 100

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6.1 out of 10

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  • Starring: Isaach De BankolĂ©
  • Summary: The Limits of Control is the story of a mysterious loner, a stranger, whose activities remain meticulously outside the law. He is in the process of completing a job, yet he trusts no one, and his objectives are not initially divulged. His journey, paradoxically both intently focused and dreamlike, takes him not only across Spain but also through his own consciousness. (Focus Features)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 22
  3. Negative: 8 out of 22
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Betsy Sharkey
    90
    A little like guided meditation with suggestions floated, waiting, left untethered. It's up to you to distill meaning -- which will leave some convinced the director is merely self-indulgent, and others deeply satisfied.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    80
    Like everything Jarmusch, The Limits of Control is calibrated for cool.
  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Andrew Male
    60
    Cool, handsome, self-assured... but, as the existentialists might say, what’s the bloody point?
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    38
    This is one of those movies that's too cool to have a plot.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. JohnJS
    10
    A brilliant film. An extremely rare movie that makes the ordinary seem extraordinary. Don't go if you prefer to leave your brain at the box-office.… Expand
  2. JamesJ.
    10
    I do not agree with the negativity of the critics. Hardly ever does a movie delve so deeply into the depth of the cinematic universe. This film distills the art and history of cinema into a picturesque haiku. Bravo, JJ!… Expand
  3. DH
    9
    This is a pretty fantastic movie -- while I wouldn't expect popular audiences to embrace this film, I'm kind of stunned it's getting such negative attention from critics.… Expand
  4. MichaelB
    0
    Yes, how did he get the backers for this empty nonsense, he obviously didn't show them the rushes.

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