There are so many wonderful moments in Trixie and so few films like it that you wish Rudolph had given it a few more rewrites.
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Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
A cranky failure with brilliant moments.
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Film.comRobert Horton
Film.comRobert Horton
For me, Trixie finds its own peculiar groove, and-buoyed by a compulsively watchable actress-folds neatly into the off-center work of a distinctive American director.
So much of the film is so funny, inspired and sophisticated, the performances so richly nuanced, that many viewers, Rudolph admirers in particular, will be inclined to forgive a little self-indulgence on the part of this authentic auteur.
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USA TodayMike Clark
USA TodayMike Clark
Eventually evolves into a murder mystery that isn't very compelling.
Classic Rudolph: a tone of sweet-edged, slightly kooky melancholy, a terrific cast mostly left to its own devices and a few intriguing moments. Not, I'm sorry to say, a movie.
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Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
As overlong and undermotivated as it is absentmindedly incoherent.