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Zachary George Najarian-Najafi
9May13
I absolutely loved My Winnipeg. It is a film that moved and stirred things deep inside of me. This one, however, not so much. There are some moments of brilliance here, but it falls prey to stylistic overkill. The entire thing plays out like a fog, it's layered in so much grain and crackle that it goes beyond that of homage and into something more muddled. I really want to see more Maddin, but this one has left me wary of him.
TrevorK
25Jan13
Very bold, very creative, even some moments of great beauty and truth. But not much to really move the depths of my soul.
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Mark Desrosiers
18Jun12
Or, The Fatal Glass Leg of Beer. Despite an occasionally hilarious script, and the fact that it's filmed in glorious retro-vision, the film only lodges itself in your brain as a flabby incoherent dream, with not much to offer in the saddest-music (or beer!) department.
Harry Rossi
28May12
What an incredible work of art. The more I see from Maddin the I become impressed and enthralled with his artistic vision. The set design, the acting, the story, the cinematography, the editing were all wonderful and played off each other beautifully. Loved every waking moment of it, never a dull scene.
Zachary George Najarian-Najafi
21May12
More like The Most Boring Music in the World. Hyuck hyuck. But seriously, this did not enthrall me the way My Winnipeg did. There were some moments, but Guy Maddin's artistic sensibilities really don't adapt themselves well to a traditional narrative. By the end all hell breaks loose and I'm not exactly sure which hell. I really wanted to like this one. Brand Upon the Brain and Archangels seem like more my cup a tea.
AntioneOscar69
16Feb12
All this hype for that gimmicky one-note cliched piece of fluff The Artist, and I just saw this film: it far more encapsulates the best of silent cinema, even with dialogue. Stunning editing and cinematography, twisty plot, excellent performances. An unheralded modern classic.
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monsieur bornstein
26Nov11
The Mexican mama is being very firm with her dead infant. "Now, go away," she wails. You are dead. Don't sneak in at night to nurse from MY breast. That milk is only for the living. Well, I guess dead children, like any other kind, have got to learn.
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IndyLIVE
21Feb11
Genius. Pure genius. There's simply nothing else I can say. I just watched it a second time and once again I was blown away by the sheer originality of this film. Directors like Guy Maddin give me hope for the future of cinema when everyone is just trying to create another franchise.
Erik Villasenor
29Nov10
You can tell Maddin has complete control of his projects, creating the perfect evocation of his character's and his own consciousness. Brilliant film, criterion would be wise to pick this one up.
Kenrick Block
10Aug10
EASILY my favorite canadian film ever made. I bow in the presence of Guy Maddin's colossal imagination!!
idreamincelluloid
29Apr10
the film would not work were it not for the pitch perfect tone of the film. it is each character exuding the saddness of their souls, manifesting in their actions that makes the film; and all i could do was laugh. brilliant film
rajiv ibrahim
12Apr10
probably the best comedy i've seen in a long time, this is strange, absurd, original, hilarious, interesting, intoxicating, and on top of that it's delightfully delicious !
Francesca R.B.
30Jan09
This movie is a riot: A crazed, sexy as always, Isabella Rossellini, that dude from kids in the hall, and glass prosthetic legs filled with beer...what's not to like?!!!
