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The Tracey Fragments
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54 out of 100

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9.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 108 Ratings

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  • Starring: Ellen Page, Zie Souwand
  • Summary: Based on screenwriter Maureen Medved's novel of the same name, The Tracey Fragments uses highly inventive and dynamic Mondrian-like split screens to tell the story of why 15-year-old Tracey Berkowitz is riding out a blizzard in the back of a city bus, naked except for the tattered curtain she's wrapped in, and looking for her missing brother (whom she fears she has hypnotized). Onscreen for nearly every frame of the film, Ellen Page delivers a tour-de-force performance that cements her status as one of the most exciting young actresses today. (THINKFilm)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    80
    In the hands of a more literal-minded filmmaker The Tracey Fragments might well have been dreary and unbearable, a chronicle of florid self-pity justified by arbitrary cruelty. Instead it is fierce, enigmatic and affecting.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    50
    Formally, the effect is like watching really cinematic confetti.
  3. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    38
    This unexceptional and uninteresting story of a self-pitying borderline-personality teenager verges on being unwatchable as a result of McDonald's decision to bombard the audience with extraneous images in lieu of telling the story.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. peoplefightthegovernment
    10
    So good I peed my pants. Personally I thought the split screens were genius. You really felt what ellen pages character was feeling which was brilliantly acted.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. measleschip
    10
    Totally awesome. I was in a bad mood but this weirdly negative movie cheered me up with its unusual world. Its def tubular.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  3. JayH.
    3
    As much as I like Ellen Page, I did not like her in this, nor did I like the movie. The split screens is pretentious tripe in an effort to show originality and style, instead it is irritating and pointless. The gritty cinematography is no help. I didn't care about the characters nor what happened in the movie. I have to agree with the critics on this one.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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