Man from Reno

  • 2015


MOVIE IS bilingual convoluted maddening pleasantly fashionable
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64 %
95 % Certified Fresh
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 31
Negative reviews 6
Average Rating 3.5/5
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3.5
Man From Reno doesnt rush its revelations, instead inviting the viewer to revel in its atmosphere of cozy foreboding the same kind you get from a good .. Av Club
3.5
Boyles mystery is both maddening in how much it withholds from the viewer trying to play along, and impressive for how little you end up caring about .. EW
3.8
An intricately, even densely, plotted mystery/thriller that casts an unusual spell from its opening scene. Rogerebert
3.2
The intrigue of not knowing the truth is gradually supplanted by the disappointment of realizing how grim and banal it is, but Boyle doesnt resort to .. Indie Wire
4.5
Man From Reno is hardly the equal of its inspirations, but it nonetheless makes for a pleasantly mellow, well structured concoction. Variety
4.0
A rare delight thats laced with melancholy and a suffocating sense of menace from its first scene straight through its shocking finale, Man From Reno .. Time Out
3.1
If you can hang on for close to two hours with almost no resolution, its worth the ride.
4.5
A stylishly made genre film that revels in its old fashioned sense of mystery and suspense. Screen Daily
1.5
This may be why the sheriff centric plotline doesnt gel with the rest of the picture. Collider
4.5
If certain San Francisco locations inevitably bring to mind Alfred Hitchcock, the narrative doesnt approach the precision of the suspense masters best .. The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
Man From Reno fascinates. It invites you to go back, decipher its clues and discern a grand design, if there is one. The New York Times
4.5
Suffused throughout the sophisticatedly visualized Man From Reno, though, is a melancholy and darkness reminiscent of Alan J. Pakulas abyss rich 70s t ..
2.5
The film is a crime mystery, not really a noir, in that its look isnt noirish, nor does the story conform to noir conventions except in the loosest po .. San Francisco Chronicle
3.5
An evocative film noir set in San Francisco and a nearby small town. Spirituality And Practice
3.5
But theyll probably enjoy the picture as it unspools, and find the puzzle it constructs pleasurable to reflect on afterwards, even if they cant make a .. One Guys Opinion
1.5
Writer director Dave Boyle is best known for his offbeat rom coms with San Francisco musician Goh Nakamura (Surrogate Valentine, Daylight Savings), an .. Chicago Reader
4.0
A polished film that acknowledges its place in the canon of American mysteries and makes a worthy contribution. Eye For Film
3.5
Man from Reno has a very Hitchcockian feel to it (with echoes of The 39 Steps being the most notable, yet Boyle doesnt blatantly copy any of his work) .. The Film Stage
4.2
Dave Boyles Man From Reno is the type of film where alleyways are home offices, every bar matchbox has an unknown number inside, and if a character en .. Blogs Indie Wire
3.5
The droll joke is that Asian double crossers have it even easier than Vertigos Kim Novak Westerners dont even try to tell them apart. La Weekly
4.5
The leading reason to recommend Man from Reno, an altogether solid work, is Fujitanis performance, which is flawless. The Stranger
3.0
But the characters inhabiting this convoluted, tough to follow story feel too much like chess pieces, despite the refreshing multi ethnic cast. The Dissolve
5.0
If theres one complaint to be voiced, its over the lack of balance between the converging stories. Sandiego Reader
4.0
Dave Boyles dreamy, laconic neo noir plays out kind of like an episode of Murder She Wrote as filtered through the minds of the Coen brothers. The Skinny
3.8
Man from Reno seems primed to become a cult hit, and fans will be justly singing its praises for many years to come. Movie Mezzanine
3.5
While the music and score on the whole is well suited to the film, Boyle doesnt use it to its best advantage.
4.5
Likewise, Serna is wonderfully grizzled, in a confidence inspiring way. Theepoch Times
3.8
Im always happy to see actors of color in film, but even more so I am happy to see them in good films. Reel Talk Online
3.8
Fujitanis Aki is a charmingly curious, touchingly sad, consistently smart noir heroine. Serna, a longtime character actor, excels as the small town sh .. Sf Examiner
4.5
A fine showreel of local talent, writer director David Boyles methodical thriller is steeped in the rich tradition of San Francisco noir, yet never su .. Sf Weekly
4.5
Man From Reno is more old fashioned than postmodern, steeped in the scenic San Fran of Vertigo. Seattle Weekly
1.5
A convoluted mystery in which the helmsman cares about his characters and doesnt treat them like pieces of meat or pawns on a chessboard. D Cist
3.5
If you can handle the idea of numerous sections of subtitled dialogue, then Man from Reno is right up your fog drenched alley. This is the noir film I .. The Hollywood Outsider
4.5
Smooth as silk but never self satisfied in its accomplishments, Man From Reno is so solidly constructed that you can enjoy it even if you lose track o .. Daily Public
5.0
This inscrutable adventure proves a pure delight to unravel from beginning to end. Baret News Wire
1.5
As soon as one of the clues provided is a head of lettuce that falls out of the suitcase the man leaves behind, you know Man From Reno is far from you .. Moveable Fest
3.0
This subdued, almost ephemeral, bilingual murder mystery seems designed more for fans of detective fiction than for film noir nuts. That said, it stil .. Dare Daniel
1.5
Like all good mysteries, the answers were there all along, but are only really known to the viewers because the characters themselves remain in the fo .. Ancho Rage Press



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