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76 out of 100

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7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 64 Ratings

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  • Starring: Josh Hartnett, Kirsten Dunst
  • Summary: After the suicide death of their youngest sister, the surviving daughters of the Lisbon family descend into a deep melancholy and eventually become isolated socially and physically by their parents (Woods, Turner) within their small-town Michigan house. Their only contact with the outside world is a group of neighborhood boys who become obsessed with watching and attempting to communicate with the girls.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Foreman
    100
    It's hard to remember a film that mixes disparate, delicate ingredients with the subtlety and virtuosity of Sofia Coppola's brilliant The Virgin Suicides.
  2. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    100
    Ethereal.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    The soundtrack (Heart, ELO, Todd Rundgren, and an original score by the French duo Air) is spot-on and the costume design (pukka shells and knee-socks) is hideously accurate.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 34
  3. Negative: 6 out of 34
  1. burntoemerge
    10
    . the movie is supposed to make you feel unsatisfied and empty. viewers end up feeling exactly like the neighbourhood boys, and like the girls its genius and haunting.. .… Expand
    • 2 of 3 users said yes
  2. Amy
    4
    Too slow moving. No obvious main characters to follow, and we didn't really discover anything about anyone, no real character development. The ending was obvious, but didn't tell us anything about their reasons for doing what they did, that's what the film was supposed to be about wasn't it?… Expand
    • 0 of 3 users said yes
  3. JenV
    1
    This movie reeked. it felt like an NYU film student's final exam. The complimentary reviews are baffling to the point that I am suspicious of their origin. She did much better with Lost in Translation.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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