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Twin Falls Idaho
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Generally favorable reviews
Based on 28 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 4 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama
Written by:
Mark Polish
Michael Polish
Directed by: Michael Polish
Release Date:
Theatrical: July 30, 1999
DVD: January 18, 2000
Running Time: 110 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for language
Starring Mark Polish, Michael Polish, Michele Hicks, Leslie Anne Warren, Patrick Bauchau, Jon Gries, Garret Morris, and William Katt
The story of Blake and Francis Falls, conjoined twins whose lives are as enigmatic as their unique appearance. In an eccentric hotel peopled with odd characters, the brothers dwell quietly. Then a beautiful young woman enters their lives, and for the first time someone sees the brothers' world from the inside. She makes them think of possibilities when they're certain there aren't any. They start to wonder how it would be to feel complete in new ways. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Boston Globe Jay Carr
Bizarre, shadowy, enticingly eerie...more poetic, more tantalizingly original.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
In its quiet, dark, claustrophobic way, this is one of the best films of the year.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
A quietly dazzling microcosm that's always just this side of eerie, just that side of tragic.
Read Full Review >Dallas Observer Jean Oppenheimer
A gentle, beautifully realized tale of love and intimacy...It moved me to tears.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
At once emotionally charged and genuinely, disconcertingly surreal...a marvel of subdued, genuine filmmaking.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris
Beautiful, wandering little love story that wants to break your heart and probably will.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Curtis Morgan
Never shies from acknowledging the natural fascination with their abnormalities.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
Although the pervading mood of Twin Falls Idaho - a beautifully shot, noirish thing - is one of sadness and loss, the Polishes' film is playful, too.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly John Patterson
Proves that it's possible for a movie to be reckless and adventurous merely by being sedate, unhurried and contemplative.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Janet Maslin
An eerily effective film...Twin Falls Idaho has style, gravity and originality to spare.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Has the gentlest feel of any movie I can remember.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector
With its persuasive special effects, gentle pace, and more expressionistic than surreal production design, this serious yet far from ponderous drama is something of a marvel.
Read Full Review >Film.com John Hartl
Best of all is a Halloween party where the Falls are complimented on their "costume," then outed.
Read Full Review >TNT RoughCut Morgan Fouch
Though Twin Falls Idaho fascinatingly uncovers the complexities of conjoined twins, it is more about any sibling relationship where one feels simultaneously burdened and uplifted by the other.
Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson
It is only once the movie has exhausted its roster of "weird" notions and contrived images that it finds its emotional footing, leaving you with one half of a lovely, woebegone film.
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy
Some truly memorable moments, but they come early and, as the film wears its way along, become increasingly hard to call to mind.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Paula Nechak
Often as stillborn in pace as it is conceptually compelling.
Read Full Review >New York Post Jonathan Foreman
The whole film could use a jolt of caffeine, and a lugubrious woodwind score doesn't help.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
If you're in the mood for something strange, this film may please you, twice over.
Read Full Review >Variety Todd McCarthy
Lacks narrative push...atmospheric drama that casts a minor but distinctive spell.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Ken Fox
A slow and pensive tone, but for all its lyrical pretensions it lacks real poetry.
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Ann Hornaday
Surprisingly formulaic. So many scenes seem lifted from a 1950s melodrama, from Blake and Francis' repentent mother (Leslie Ann Warren) to the film's tearjerker of a final scene.
Read Full Review >USA Today Mike Clark
This Lynch-ian knockoff is moodily monotonal, but the sameness is wearying.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Dennis Lim
Neither as weighty nor as weird as it would like to think.
Read Full Review >Film.com Peter Brunette
While the film's mood is dreamy, dark, and gentle, it's also very slow and seldom leads to much of a intellectual or emotional payoff.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Dave C C gave it a10:
I also saw it on HBO ..A+
Nick D. gave it a10:
It's 2005, I just saw this film at 2:30AM on HBO. I was compeled to come to the computer to read more about it. I'm surprised that I missed it upon it's release in 1999.
Lanie S. gave it a 10:
This is a touching movie. I was very moved also. Great Plot , Great Actors, and a Great Director.
Stefani D. gave it a 10:
This was a very touching and sad movie! I dont cry at movies but i did when I watched this. cant believe i am only one to be moved by this great film!!?
