Dogville

  • 2004


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Average Rating 3.4/5
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4.2
Gorgeous, experimental, alive with a Scandinavian strain of chutzpah, and artistically elegant. EW
2.5
He takes chances, and thats rare in a world where most films seem to have been banged together out of other films. Rogerebert
5.0
But thats to dangerously underplay the films European influences and its universal dissection of the human condition.
1.5
The result, Thomson concludes, is a lesson in how hollow aesthetic virtuosity can be.
3.0
Von Triers vision is amazingly thorough and exquisitely executed, but the audience may feel executed as well.
3.5
These elements come together to form a movie that is clinically ironic but also unique, inspired, and quite sublime. Paste Magazine
5.0
This minimalist, digital video shot film has its own cinematic flash and thunder, and does things only movies can do. E Film Critic
4.4
Imagine if Jesus Christ came to die for our sins only to discover we werent worth the trouble. E Film Critic
5.0
Kidmans performance is affecting in its simplicity, a portrait in muted colors that conveys Graces near saintliness with an offhand air. San Francisco Chronicle
5.0
Bold stylistic decisions reinforce the themes of the narrative, while a strong story and convincing performances prove equal to the task of carrying s ..
4.5
An innovatively staged parable about a fear based American community in the 1930s who demonstrate greed, hatred and small mindedness in their treatmen .. Spirituality And Practice
1.5
Artifice without true artistry...the writer director means to excoriate American hubris, of course, but what he makes all too evident is his own. One Guys Opinion
3.8
Dogville isnt for everyone, but theres some intellectually stimulating conversation fodder for those with the patience to navigate the films rough ter .. ReelViews
3.5
This brilliantly acted film is a highly stylized, surprisingly successful experiment that sits somewhere between theater and cinema. Tv Guide
3.8
Dogville proves that Ms. Bacall is just as good as shes ever been. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.5
James Caan plays the heavy with a deft lightness, defining Graces arrogance before observing its destruction with something like regret.
2.5
... overlong running time (three hours!) and inexplicably odd behavior among characters does the film in. Reel Film Reviews
2.5
She helps dim witted Bill Henson (Jeremy Davies) get better at checkers. Eric Ds Nider
5.0
This is uncompromising filmmaking thats both artistic and powerfully entertaining. Shadows On The Wall
1.5
Von Trier supplies enough of an intellectual apparatus to give Dogville the veneer of art, but at its core this is a hollow, mean spirited work. Film Journal International ..
2.5
Says everything it wants to say early on, but then repeats it all endlessly. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
4.5
The most original and powerful conveyance of a filmmakers vision in years. Internet Reviews
1.3
Running a painfully long three hours, Dogville is pretentious with a capital P. Internet Reviews
4.4
Dogville is another round of brazen disrespect from cinemas baddest boy. But the movie, despite its ultimate nuttiness, has a quiet, consuming power t .. Boston
1.5
Because Dogville emerges as even more audacious than Michael and Mark Polishs trilogy finale Northfork, Ill be surprised if this daring film finds its .. Reel Talk Reviews
3.8
aesthetically sparse and thematically audacious, the searing work of a genuine provocateur Q Network
4.5
But the problem is, within Triers self indulgent and utterly self important film, he just doesnt seem to really comprehend that poverty is just worldw .. Cinema Crazed
4.5
In every respect other than sheer length in scope, imagination, execution, depth and spirit Dogville is a piddling movie. Salon
5.0
Technically superb and unexpectedly involving, its a first class piece of cinema, and highly recommended. Eye For Film
4.5
Nicole Kidman carries the film in every sense, with a physicality and an emotional backpack thats shatteringly tangible.
1.5
However, that doesnt mean home burglaries are a thing of the past. Observer
4.0
At three hours it certainly stretches the patience, and any movie inspired by German playwright Berthold Brecht isnt likely to have mass audience appe .. Bbc
1.5
Its a brilliant idea, for about 10 minutes. Then the bare set is elbowed out of a viewers mind by the threadbare plot and characterizations. Time
4.4
Unapologetically cynical, miraculously imaginative, and sumptuously beautiful, Dogville is a thought provoking time at the movies. The Movie Boy
3.0
You can loathe Dogville because it represents the basest ideas of human greed and cruelty, but you cant deny that it makes those ideas feel frightenin .. Las Vegas Weekly
1.5
Grace (now theres a loaded name), another of von Triers long suffering, ever forgiving martyred women, becomes a tormented messiah who debates theosop .. Seattle Pi
1.5
Kidman has never lacked the courage to perform in innovative productions on stage and screen, such as The Blue Room and Eyes Wide Shut. In this film, .. Standard
1.0
Still, for its exuberance and its difference, its fine performances and its devastating finale, Dogville is essential viewing. Standard
4.5
An impressive supporting cast reinforces Kidmans talent, allowing for riveting character dynamics.
2.5
Crafted almost like a production of Our Town, the hamlet of Dogville doesnt literally exist on screen, but von Trier does a brilliant job of making yo .. Spliced Wire
3.8
Tom Edison (Paul Bettany, who doesnt quite get the accent right) is the first to spot Grace. Movie Habit
5.0
Movie pop art is enjoying a renaissance, of which Lars von Triers savagely cathartic Dogville is the consummate centerpiece Film Freak Central
4.2
This unique cinematic experience is a parable of greed and revenge that could take place anywhere. Oregon Live
0.5
The acting is ice cold. The dialogue is lethargic. And if were going to sit through any movie thats 177 minutes, it better have some Hobbits in it. Th .. E Online
4.5
Has rarely been far from my mind in the 10 months following Cannes, during which time it has grown only richer, deeper and more complex than I initial .. La Weekly
3.0
A novel curiosity by a pretentious talent creating symbolic characters that defy credibility, but Kidmans range of collaborative flexibility is a thin .. Varia Gate
4.4
I believe you could come away with that interpretation if thats what you wanted to get out of it. Three Movie Buffs
3.1
Lars von Trier is probably a genius. This doesnt stop him from being a jerk. Kansas City
0.0
makes you feel as if youre watching a bad college play or some production off, off, off, off Broadway (like maybe in Poughkeepsie). Waffle Movies
5.0
Without a doubt one of the most brilliant films I have had the chance to experience. Montreal Film Journal
2.8
After being mired in tedium for most of its three hour length it suddenly hits you over the head with its cynical concluding message about all human n .. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
5.0
A simple tale, told so well while being so revealing. There are many reasons why it shouldnt work, but because it does, it feels magical. Window To The Movies
1.5
Even Von Trier unbelievers like me, goaded for years by the fatuous, adolescent silliness of his film making, had to admit that this was an intriguing .. Film Guardian
4.5
Innovative, frustrating, powerful, banal, indulgent, this is an experiment that succeeds more than it fails, partly due to the pay off, which while a .. Film 4
3.5
Dogville is not a masterpiece, nor is it an embarrassment. But it is a cinematic Rorschach test, as much fun to praise and to scorn as it is to watch. Guide Live
3.5
Has the discipline to properly challenge us, to incite discussion on any number of topics, and to leave us with something to think about the next time .. Flip Side Archive
3.0
Going from a story as fanciful as Dancer in the Dark to the stripped setting of Dogville is certainly bold, its too bad the reward is so anti climacti .. Filmcritic.com
3.8
Kidman, in a performance as emotionally stark as any shes ever given, makes Graces journey achingly real, even though everything around her is deliber .. James Sanford on Film
3.5
Chapter 10, in which we realize we just sat watching a movie for 3 hours thats a little pretentious but didnt really mind that says something. TheMovieChicks.com
3.8
For once, Von Triers female Christ doesnt die a sacrificial death, but gets to walk off into the sunset. Nicks Chager
3.8
The film equivalent of an early 80s West Coast punk rock demo: low budget, unfocused fury from deep within that not everyone will agree with, but with .. IGN Movies
5.0
What could have easily become a self indulgent vanity project is instead a brilliantly staged cinematic masterpiece. The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
2.5
But there isnt much to tell, and the stylistic innovations wear thin quickly Dogville the town looks like a very odd board game. Seattle Times
3.5
As the core character, Kidman delivers a restraint performance, undercutting the scripts didacticism and literal mindedness. Film Forward
3.8
Can be extreme though (von Triers) observations on culture are astute. Eclipse Magazine
1.5
Never rises to the abilities of its impressive cast, and will stretch the boundaries of acceptable tolerance with its intended audience. Film Jerk
3.8
For a movie with such bold visual designs and high flown rhetorical ambitions, it seems almost reactionary to say that it works because the performanc .. Nicks Flick Picks
1.0
The storys length, lack of sets, music, or a focused story combine to make one of the most excruciatingly dull cinematic experiences I can remember. Film Force Ign
1.8
In his strenuous effort to avoid cinematic artifice of any kind, Von Trier has engaged in a different kind of artifice intellectual artifice. About Film
3.8
You get the feeling that von Trier, up on his soapbox, couldnt find it in his heart to make some necessary cuts. He should have thrown his ego to the .. Arizona Daily Star
4.5
Its a bleak view of humanity expounded here, giving much food for thought, and for meditation on the concepts of humanity, tolerance, acceptance. San Diego Metropolitan
4.5
It isnt simply an anti U.S. message, or even a rumination on how much it sucks to be human. Rather, it urges humane treatment of others. Deep Focus
4.5
Almost three hours long, Dogville is a trial. But its brilliant ... Ma Cleans
4.4
Sure its anti American but its also anti Hollywood and that makes Dogville edgy, thought provoking, and daringly original. Imdb
4.5
Take away Emily Watsons heart wrenching turn in Breaking the Waves and you have a TV movie remake of Dreyers Ordet. Not Coming
2.5
Philosophy and politics aside, von Trier has forgotten to make a movie worth watching, create a single sympathetic character or write dialogue that is .. Boston Herald
4.7
As deeply insightful as it is deeply disturbing, Dogville will challenge you both intellectually and emotionally. The first great film of 04. Djardine Blogspot
2.0
...engages us on gut level, and asks us to shut off our minds in the meanwhile. Toxic Universe
1.5
Even though Von Trier offers that this is his view of America, it isnt offensive, its just a cop out. Dogville isnt really about anything, other than ..
1.3
However, the cast is hampered by the absence of props and crippled by a script which doesnt do justice to Dogvilles intriguing premise. Town Topics
4.0
with von Trier holding the leash this moral fable of bordertown corruption and biblical vengeance manages to grip the viewer with its ferocious bite. Movie Gazette
3.8
Dogville is not a cry of rage against America its a cry of rage against all mankind. It demands to be seen but not to be loved. Off Off Off
4.5
What could have been limiting, especially considering the films daunting length, turns out to be a daring concept.



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