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  • 2012
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2012
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 28 m

Summary An ensemble of New Yorkers interconnect via a string of life-changing sexual encounters during a summer heat wave. 30 Beats follows ten characters drawn into a ring of love and desire, each one caught beyond his or her control in a chain reaction of seduction, impulses and self-discovery. (Roadside Attractions)

Directed By: Alexis Lloyd

Written By: Alexis Lloyd

  • 2012
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2012
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 28 m

30 Beats

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Summary An ensemble of New Yorkers interconnect via a string of life-changing sexual encounters during a summer heat wave. 30 Beats follows ten characters drawn into a ring of love and desire, each one caught beyond his or her control in a chain reaction of seduction, impulses and self-discovery. (Roadside Attractions)

Directed By: Alexis Lloyd

Written By: Alexis Lloyd

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Jul 19, 2012
The jazz-scored picture relies heavily on quirkiness to round out shaky characterizations and inject interest into otherwise forgettable pairings.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
38
Jul 20, 2012
Where the original play "La Ronde" was a social satire about the transmission of venereal disease, 30 Beats is a sickly stepchild.
By Joe Williams FULL REVIEW
30
Jul 19, 2012
The only payoff to Lloyd's structure is that the young actress Condola Rashad, a recent Tony nominee, is allowed to appear in both the film's first scene and its final segment to bring the story full-circle, though her enigmatic, beguiling presence underlines just the sort of energy missing from the rest of the film.
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Jul 19, 2012
While it lends itself to some interesting insight on the politics of non-exclusive, fuck-buddy dynamics, its characters are ultimately too one-dimensional and their dialogue too theatrical to sustain an involving cinematic experience.
By Diego Semerene FULL REVIEW
25
Jul 18, 2012
Director Lloyd leaves it all to the imagination, but in a movie this slow and indecisive, the imagination is no longer enough when we've seen stronger stuff elsewhere.
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW
20
Jul 20, 2012
Clearly aiming for high artistic ground, the film doesn't even satisfy on an arousal level, with the discreet nudity and endless yakking not exactly proving a turn-on.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
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Jul 17, 2012
It is absolutely terrible.
By Nick Pinkerton FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Latitude 49 Production, Black Nexxus Inc., Worldview Entertainment, Highbrow Entertainment
Release Date Jul 20, 2012
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline New York. 3,882,544 Hommes. 4,292,589 Femmes. 1 Motivation.
Website https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150254378592051.336652.58894267050&type=3#!/30beats
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