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Metascore
15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAmong the most sophisticated, fully realized and satisfying films of the year.
- 100San Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielSan Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielAn unforgettable film.
- 90L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorSo never mind the Xmas schlock -- go treat yourself at once to this sensationally entertaining soul food.
- 70Film ThreatRich ClineFilm ThreatRich ClineIt's quite difficult to find a character we can remotely identity with. This is frustrating because the film is so profoundly well written, acted and filmed.
- 63New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoWatching three frames at once is disconcerting at first, but eventually the experience gives the film a high-tech boost.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyAlways watchable yet ultimately self-defeating in terms of its tonal/aesthetic choices.
- 60Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimCumulatively, the echo-chamber syntax achieves a kind of atonal harmony, meshing with the themes of reinvention and self-presentation: The disjunction between the panels is tantamount to the gap between image and reality.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghSubtle performances and the "you are there" immediacy conferred by digital video give Roy's film the feel of a series of stolen moments.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterThe technique adds little in the way of illumination and a lot in terms of inducing a migraine.