Cosmopolis

  • 2012


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Average Rating 3.2/5
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2.5
Cosmopolis is rich in dry, dark comedy that never defuses a mounting sense of dread, a mix of elements familiar to both the writer and director. Av Club
3.2
Its just a reasonably good yarn, heavier on incident than psychological acuity, and I suspect itll get a kinder reception once its not weighted down w .. Av Club
2.0
The technique isnt much needed in the digital age, but David Cronenberg uses itor something that looks much like itto great effect in the early scenes .. Av Club
3.5
That the movie lacks the same depth in its message than the directors best works comes secondary to its satisfyingly Cronenbergian attributes. Indie Wire
3.0
Its a film that needs a vast amount of attention paid scene by scene; I suspect Ill want to revisit it at some point to see how much I missed the firs .. Austin Chronicle
4.5
From the moment we first lay eyes on him, clad in bespoke black with cheaters to match, hes a chilly, funereal phantasm, less human than bleak, symbol .. Austin Chronicle
4.0
Its more than spooky.Ultimately, Cosmopolis is a theory movie, one thats made unusually accessible by filmmaking chops, rear entry sex and spiky dialo .. Time Out
3.0
Threatens to soar and to be important, but it only offers flashes of lucidity. That said, theres a consistent air of charged, end of days menace runni .. Time Out
2.0
But its difficult to see Pattinsons youth appeal skewing this arthouse products audience towards the teen market its just too slow and too talky. Screen Daily
4.5
Cosmopolis is able to maintain its dry conversations because the raving lunacy isnt in the dialogue. Collider
3.5
Cosmopolis is often beautiful, but at times it feels like a movie sealed off from itself. Vulture
2.5
But the film and the novel both lack any trace of Joyces humor and rich humanity.Here is a stark, forbidding portrait of the damned in a hell of their .. Rogerebert
3.0
Its only when you begin tiring of DeLillo that the movie starts to feel like an inertly perfect organism, lacking a crucial element of surprise. Telegraph
4.0
But its portrayal of civilisation as an impossibly intricate, crucially flawed equation, about to buckle and snap, is sinuously compelling. Telegraph
3.5
But it contains enough mordant humor, enough pops of sex and violence, and enough rich performances to make all that head scratching worth it though i .. Cinema Blend
2.0
Because the Twilight star is an actor of limited range, he has to be used carefully. Ny Daily News
2.5
Itas not that I thought it was an awful film, but itas just far too talky, dull and pretentious to really work for me as anything other than a bore.As .. JoBlo
3.8
A carefully prepared freeze dried entre, sans jus, that fails to stir the appetite. The Globe And Mail
3.1
Something thats brainy, sometimes impenetrable.But often striking. Philly
5.0
Were supposed to be feeling . . . something. That we dont might be Cronenbergs own endgame. Village Voice
3.5
Its fascinating but anti cinematic and a frustrating film to get your arms around. Rogers Movie Nation
3.5
Its major problem is that its not cinematic, but more a film about ideas. Sover
1.8
With its stretches of byzantine conversations, bloodless characterizations, and inert thematic push, Cosmopolis is a rare miscarriage from the always .. Blu Ray
2.5
Its refreshing to experience a movie that builds its tension and structure using the framework of ideas. Mark Reviews Movies
2.5
Its all vapid snark, didactic sermonizing and bewildering shock tactics. Usa Today
3.5
Laramie Movie Scope: Cosmopolis A cross town limo to chaos by Robert Roten, Film Critic January 3, 2013 Veteran filmmaker David Cronenberg has made a .. Lariat
2.5
The antiseptic tone is thematically appropriate, and its not wrong for a movie about a cold person to leave the viewer cold. Eric Ds Nider
4.0
Cosmopolis may, like Packers limo, be an elaborately conceived but essentially vacant vehicle yet it has a master at the wheel. Independent
3.8
If you can get past the psychological density of the source material and the tabloid noise around the star , this mesmerizing mind bender ought to pro .. Rolling Stone
3.0
Artful, intelligent and wilfully obtuse, Cronenberg uses his skill to hold our interest through this oddity of a film. Shadows On The Wall
4.0
Even fans of Cronenbergs chilly understatement and the dehumanized performance style he favors among his actors may find themselves occasionally vexed .. The Wrap
3.0
The emotional emptiness of Cosmopolis may be thematically relevant, but it makes for a difficult viewing experience, though there are compensatory ele .. View London
3.5
The claustrophobia of it all actually works to Cronenbergs advantage, highlighting the knife like performances and emphasizing the surprisingly effect .. Film Journal
2.5
Yet whenever the movie is funny, it feels like a mistake.Comedy has never been a Cronenberg strength. Boston
3.5
The film is obtuse, talky, remote and sometimes baffling, but it is also full of ideas and Cronenbergs uncompromising belief in the art of cinema. Smh
4.0
Adapted almost word for word from Don DeLillos 2003 novel, its essentially one mans journey to the brink: a desperate, last ditch attempt to rediscove .. Smh
4.5
Its value comes more from being a vivid emblem of the era than a dramatic powerhouse. Npr
3.2
Not to worry: This is a Cronenberg work and so it succeeds in not turning into a blatant message picture. Emanuellevy
4.0
Cronenbergs film has a similar mordancy, though at the end and probably deliberately it doesnt touch the heart or elicit much compassion for the prota .. Guardian
3.0
Cosmopolis, praise be, is flat out marvellous, a 21st century American horror story, haunted by the glow of cyber capitalism. Guardian
2.0
Nobody answers anyone elses question; they just drop some desperately knowing apercu or visionary bon mot about how it really is in the world of 21st .. Guardian
1.0
Fans of the Don DeLillo cyberpunk novel and of all in Toronto David Cronenberg will welcome Cosmopolis as black humor parody prophecy. Reel Talk Reviews
4.5
It wont be to everyones taste, to put it mildlyeven some Cronenberg devotees may be turned off by this movies icy, cerebral quality, its aggressive od .. Slate
4.0
What is truly captivating however is Cronenbergs visualisation of DeLillos world. Flim List
4.0
Cronenbergs trick is to maintain a perfect equilibrium between barking mad pretension and towering relevance.The film plays partly as caustic joke at .. Empire
5.0
. Sicilian Ghost Story Sicilian Ghost Story is an Italian film, and very much about an Italian way of . . Apostasy What a startling and bold debut fea .. Empire
1.5
Susan Grangers review of Cosmopolis (eOne) According to press notes, David Cronenbergs pretentious contemporary thriller examines our obsession with p .. Susang Ranger
2.5
There are also some smart scenes, winning cameos and a young leading man at the center who inhabits with ease the films strange tone of darkness and a .. Sf Gate
4.4
The loopy banter between the two could easily have lost traction entirely, and spun off into caricature, but Giamatti and Pattinson keep it grounded. Slant Magazine
2.0
A sneering Robert Pattinson stars as Eric Packer, a billionaire asset manager who is considered a master of the universe. Express
3.5
If you are a fan of David Cronenberg, you should include in things to watch list. Reeling Reviews
3.8
There is sci fi and there is Cronenberg sci fi and here he has reached his pinnacle with his hallucinatory, hypnotic trip. We are in Cronenbergs bubbl .. Reeling Reviews
1.5
But still were left with a frustrating sense that Croneberg doesnt quite know what to do with the inscrutable young man with whom he has inculcated in .. Flickfilosopher
3.0
But it is hard to escape the sense that one is watching a one act play inadequately stretched and enhanced for cinema presentation. The Irish Times
4.5
The film bristles and crackles with ideas and insight, however half baked or preposterous, about the world at large. Blogs Indie Wire
1.3
The initial appeal wears off quickly when it becomes apparent the movie is going nowhere. ReelViews
1.0
Lifeless, stagey and lacking a palpable subversive pulse despite the ready opportunities offered by the material, this stillborn adaptation of Don DeL .. Hollywood Reporter
3.0
My epiphany took place while extracting cash from a hole in the wall, all the films dry ideas about the flow of wealth and ideas suddenly rendered flu .. Standard
2.2
For most audiences, the movie is far too pretentious for its own good. Coles Mithey
2.5
The film as a whole is a study in contrasts the beautiful versus the ugly; rich and poor; sane and deranged. Los Angeles Times
4.0
Rarely venturing outside its protagonists ivory tower on wheels, the film generates a mood of unsettling intimacy and isolation despite the chaotic sw .. Variety
4.2
It helps that Pattinson interacts with truly great performances from the supporting cast. Hit Fix
4.5
Benedict Cumberbatch Wants You To Know He *Is* The Motherf*cking Grinch The Grinch star takes Mike Ryan through the final scenes of Avengers: Infinity .. Hit Fix
3.8
Poetry, Paranoia, or Plot Cosmopolis is full of paranoia and tension, but its not a movie you can watch and truly understand. Movie Habit
2.5
Like unfulfilled sex, it may not totally satisfy, but there is much to mull over and contemplate. Urban Cine File
1.3
As it stands, the only specter here is that of a missed opportunity. Movies Tv Guide
1.3
Its like action painting, a splattery mess.David Cronenberg meets Don DeLillo at last, and its as if all the angels of heaven have come together. New York Post
3.8
Its profoundly attuned to the desperate, ironic tragedy of recycled viciousnessPaul Giamatti plays a mystery man who may have it out for Ericand the f .. Red Eye Chicago
0.6
If there is a personality hidden somewhere in there, its deep in hiding. Dustin Put Man
4.5
Its minor DeLillo (which means its substantial and stylized), with limited commercial appeal. Ar Kansas Online
4.4
...the bodily invasions are not only reflective of a psychological state, but of a socioeconomic one as well. Larsen On Film
4.5
I rarely take notes during movies, but when the pretentious aphorisms started flying in David Cronenbergs Cosmopolis, I dove for my notebook.I missed .. Hollywood And Fine
2.0
David Cronenberg has made some fantastic films Eastern Promises, The Fly but this isnt one of them. The Sun
2.0
The need for a haircut begins a pretentious journey into the evils of capitalism, with Cosmopolis featuring all of the nonsensical waffle expected fro .. Matts Movie Reviews
2.5
Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson) is a 28 year old hedge fund billionaire riding his limo across town for a haircut. Sltrib
1.5
Thats ultimately whats most frustrating about this flick.Its an allegory in search of a meaning that never arrives. Io9 Gizmodo
3.5
There is a lot to admire here even if the sum of this movies many parts isnt quite as interesting as its individual moments. Hollywood Chicago
2.8
Giamattis performance is among his best and its the one time where it feels someone in the movie has stepped up their game to deliver something specia .. ComingSoon
5.0
What makes Amour not only bearable but cathartic is the beauty of the filmmaking and the delicacy of the performances. Film Comment
4.5
I have been waiting for a film like this.A film that earnestly and satirically confronts the economic crisis without reducing it to a hack plot, or a .. Crave Online
1.5
Its wordiness renders it inaccessible to the majority of audiences, even the arthouse crowd, while unravelling its convoluted and verbose rhetoric in .. What Culture
2.0
Theres a lot of intellectual shock and awe in DeLillo books, but hes not that interested in characters: theyre just vessels for ideas. Scots Man
2.0
Whether it is a compellingly told story that will resonate with many people is another question entirely, but it is a film.That much is undeniable. No La
3.1
Cosmopolis is uneven as can be, but theres enough interesting ideas and top rate artistry in it to stuff a turkey. Scene Stealers
3.0
But for all of that, there are too many loose ends and plot points that end up petering out. Or Lando Weekly
3.5
Yes, Cosmopolis is often too talky for its own good; alienating and cynical and mostly unpleasant. Streaming Quickflix
2.0
Its rare to have a good movie made from a novel by an artistic American author.Extremely rare. Tony Mack
0.5
A totally cliched incident with a gun can be seen coming by most moviegoers. Review Express
2.5
None of the films is worthy of a major film festival.They are here simply for the entertainment news value of celebrities in their 20s ascending the r .. Entertainment Time
4.5
The limo itself is like a character in its own right, a vehicle as an artificial ecosystem. Stream On Demand At Home
3.5
And Paul Giamatti demonstrated that great actors can transform dense dialogue into something genuinely moving and affective. Graffiti With Punctuation
1.5
The film certainly makes its point that a risk averse life of unending luxury is no life at all but it makes it so listlessly that you really wont car .. Sky
4.0
Cronenbergs camera sidles past it and coasts along the vehicles shiny, mile long side. Metro Active
3.8
As a portrait of the far end of wealth, Cosmopolis is hauntingly hollow, its world deliberately crammed with things but empty of meaning. Movie Line
4.0
The world doesnt end by the end of Cosmopolis, but it might as well have as far as Packer is concerned. Cinema Scope
3.0
The whole exercise collapses as an experiment in style and technique instead of divine comedy. O Canada
1.5
Films that challenge an audience are always welcome but this film challenges you from a great height as if to look down on you like a petty cinemagoer .. The Popcorn Junkie
4.5
Anyone who undertakes the cinematic rendition of a difficult book runs a gamut of risks. Bangkok Post
5.0
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3.2
This film is a tough sell. But its never less than daring, poised or deliberate. It doesnt go down easy, but it clings. Blog Oregonlive
2.0
Its all very uber intellectual cerebral humdrummery, with only occasional forays out into the chaotic world of angry protestors and would be assassins .. Horror
3.0
Its almost worth a look from the morbid curiosity standpoint alone. Blogs Houston Press
2.0
Pattinsons portrayal of the soulless, empty Packer is unpleasantly remarkable. Fox News
3.0
If Cosmopolis remains chilly and remote, it does so in a way that often feels unsettlingly familiar. City Weekly
4.0
Like fellow directorial debuts Do the Right Thing and Kids, Leons film bleeds NYC all over its charmingly lackadaisical narrative. Ultra Culture
4.5
Cosmopolis follows this technique but ditches the previous films utilization of mainstream genre conventionsperiod piece, biopic, demure restraint of .. Mubi
3.5
Thats why its so disconcerting when a movie goes the opposite route, serving up its message with a calm, dispassionate air.Cosmopolis doesnt want to i .. Deads
3.0
For better or worse often both Cosmopolis is a quintessential David Cronenberg film. Cosmopolis is simultaneously fascinating and impenetrable, profou .. The Crat
4.0
The limo itself is like a character in its own right, a vehicle as an artificial ecosystem in its own right. Parallax View
3.5
It had to be an American story.Where better to frame it then the duel setting Cronenberg deploys: on the street in plain sight, but behind tinted glas .. Blogs Crikey
2.5
I dont know if DeLillos fetishized doubletalk ever works in a visual medium like film, but I can tell you that Robert Pattinson sure as hell isnt up t .. Filmdrunk Uproxx
4.0
Its more than spooky.Ultimately, Cosmopolis is a theory movie, one thats made unusually accessible by filmmaking chops, rear entry sex and spiky dialo .. Time Out Chicago
2.5
The young actor tries mightily all the same, conveying both a rigorous intellect and a soulless capacity thats as chilling as the films icy art direct .. Breit Bart
5.0
Cosmopolis satisfies as everything avant garde cinema should be; an immaculate journey into weird. Clothes Onfilm
4.0
There is no driving purpose here and thats perhaps the final hurdle audiences will have to overcome.It may simply be too much in the end. Shotgun Critic
2.0
The result is a stilted sounding film, and not even Cronenbergs typically gorgeous high and low angle shots of the actors, as well as one glorious mom .. Cannes Report Blogs France ..
2.5
The smooth discomfiture of that moment and much of the surrounding ride is partly a function of timing. Polit
4.5
Cold and calculated, Cosmospolis is a mesmerizing journey that takes us deep into the heart of darkness familiar territory for such an extraordinary a .. 303 Magazine



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