Vanishing Waves
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  • Summary: A neuron-transfer scientist experiments with the thoughts of a comatose young woman forming a strong psychic link that becomes a romantic, sexually-charged relationship.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Rob Humanick
    Mar 14, 2013
    88
    A scintillating sci-fi throwback, Vanishing Waves draws inspiration from Stanley Kubrick and Andrei Tarkovsky, among others, but without feeling plagiaristic.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Kiefer
    Mar 12, 2013
    70
    For those who found Inception too plotty and sexless, Lithuanian director Kristina Buozyte's sleek sci-fi reverie is hereby advised.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    Mar 18, 2013
    70
    Trippy in the best sense, Vanishing Waves adds a healthy dose of eroticism to its familiar sci-fi genre.
  4. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: David Fear
    Mar 12, 2013
    60
    Yes, it’s derivative to a fault — but a deserved midnight-movie cult following is all but assured.
  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    Mar 14, 2013
    50
    This Lithuanian love story from Kristina Buozyte offers a discomfiting blend of visual ecstasy and narrative sterility.
  6. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Farran Smith Nehme
    Mar 14, 2013
    50
    Toward the end, despite the wintry script and chilly acting, some emotion begins to break through. But it’s never a good sign when the art direction offers more fascination than the sex.

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