The Shape of Things
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59 out of 100

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4.5 out of 10

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 35
  3. Negative: 4 out of 35
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    LaBute is coming of age as an artist, and his future looks brighter than I ever would have suspected a year ago. Enfant terrible or not, he's starting to become a substantial figure in American film.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    75
    The actors nail the comic sting in every line, punctuated by eleven prime Elvis Costello songs.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    Combined with the Mamet-lite dialogue, a medley of all-too-deliberate pauses, smug literary allusions and calculatedly careless repetitions of the word "thingie" that obscure the meaning hidden in supposedly meaningless prattle, the result is a chic, vitriolic polemic that's as irritating as it means to be provocative.
  4. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Kimberley Jones
    30
    If LaBute wants to plumb the depths of human unkindness, have at it -– only dig deeper next time.

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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. HumbertoD.
    7
    In response to Takoma, this film is not about feminism, at least that's how I interpreted it. I haven't read reviews so I don't know what the critics are saying about it. How I interpreted it, this film is about art, in its most pure form. At the end of the movie there is a quote by Han Suyin. As you may recall it said, "Moralists have no place in an art gallery." I have mixed feelings about the quote itself, as it was popularized by the movie and not by the intensity of it's words. That aside, it is what the movie is about. She defaces the statue and has a fight about "true art" with Phillip (Fred Wellery) during the exposition of her character. She views art in different ways. Morals and feelings for other individuals aside. This movie is about how artists are constantly being criticized. Right here, on this website, we are critiquing the works of actors, directors and producers. One has to put their morals and views aside and appreciate the art for what it is. It's a complicated concept summarized by the quote by Suyin. I gave the film a seven because it could have been better. The films drags a bit and the climax is really the ending.… Expand
  2. mess888
    6
    Disturbing and interesting at the same time, it's a brilliant comedy that shows many human interactions from every perspective, not all of them are equally interesting and characterized. The movie sometimes lack stronger performances but a superb Rachel Weisz shadows others weaknesses. I was surprised but the movie flowed smoothly guided by a convincing plot till the sharp and stunning end.
    I highly recommend the lover of this genre to watch it.    … Expand

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