Police Police

  • 2010


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Average Rating 3.7/5
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3.0
A cop (Dragos Bucur) decides to cut a kid a break by not busting him on a minor drug charge, and then faces the consequences: a long, exquisite dressi .. EW
3.8
Police, Adjective is a peculiar title for a film.The posters at Cannes 2009 read Politist, adjective. Rogerebert
4.5
Porumboiu is one of the few helmers working today who so completely understands both the power of language and the power of visuals. Variety
3.1
This second, headier film makes various intrusions amid the firstusually played for comic effectbefore taking over for the films long climax, which am ..
3.8
Its a surprisingly compelling way to build a sense of encroaching dread, delving into a banal, deceptively featureless world where the slightest burea ..
3.0
Cristi (Dragos Bucur) is a small town detective assigned to establish the guilt of a hash smoking teenager, who has been grassed up by a schoolmate. Telegraph
3.8
Director Corneliu Porumboiu (12:08 East to Bucharest), with his deadpan style and probing intelligence, is someone to keep an eye on.Using a minimalis .. San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
A riveting slice of Romanian new wave drama, haunted by shadows of the Ceausescu era and never less than thought provoking.
5.0
A simultaneously realistic and absurdist examination of police work. The Globe And Mail
4.4
A police procedural thats less about criminal matters than it is about dialectics and existential quandaries, Corneliu Porumboius Police, Adjective is .. Philly
4.0
Police, Adjective moves very slowly, and its skillful and engaging treatment of conscience is worth considering. Spirituality And Practice
3.0
Not just slow but spellbinding...demands a good deal from viewers in the way of attention and concentration, but the returns are substantial. One Guys Opinion
4.0
Peer pressure: Dragos Bucur as a young cop Marius Panduru Detective stories imply that mysteries can be solved, or at least rationally explained.Even .. Village Voice
3.0
The thought provoking intelligent film gives the viewer a sense of what waits around the corner for Romanians, as the ordinary citizen is left ponderi .. Sover
4.4
Not everyone is going to get it, but you have to admire a movie that gets made in spite of that. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.5
Romanias boom in sardonic, minimalist social drama (The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days) continues with this low boiling but addict .. Chicago Reader
2.0
Porumboius screenplay is one of the most devious and delightful of the year.
3.0
If you edited out all the parts where nothing happens, the running time of this film would be reduced from 114 minutes to 15 minutes. Lariat
4.0
Porumboius film is proof that a police procedural can be compelling even without the genres usual maverick sleuthing or combustible action. Radio Times
4.0
But patience with Police, Adjective feels more than justified it feels rewarded. Independent
3.0
In such surroundings, parsing definitions can almost stand for high drama. Cs Monitor
2.5
Of course, if you were to edit out all the superfluous and unnecessary bits in this Romanian police thriller, youd probably have about an hours worth .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
5.0
In its own way, this is one of the most intense cop movies youll see. Boston
3.0
Flustered, Cristi turns to what appears to be a rare adjectival definition. Guardian
2.5
SPOILER ALERT Despite a keen eye for throwaway detail, the film will probably not sell to viewers. Reel Talk Reviews
1.0
Mellis and Scintos pungent script has a manic obsessiveness that sounds like a tirade delivered by a guy sitting at the next barstool. New Yorker
3.0
There are few times in a film that you yearn for a car chase but this could be one of them as we follow morose undercover cop Cristi (Dragos Bucur).Hi .. Express
4.0
Romanian director Corneliu Porumboius film may be just about the least dramatic policier ever made. Total Film
4.0
Will cement Porumboius reputation with critics and steadily increase his profile with U.S. arthouse audiences. Boxoffice Magazine
5.0
The movie spreads equal quantities of pained bemusement around the theatre, its earnest cheer certain to hit you in the eye wherever you sit. Ft
3.8
A slow to unravel crime saga laced with the trademark super realism weve come to appreciate from the New Wave of Romanian cinema. News Blaze
4.5
A commentary on human idiocy that frequently hits notes as a hilarious as anything in any farce, although it doubtlessly takes a coal black soul like .. Antagony & Ecstasy
4.5
Fans of the original film will be pleased to know that the sequel maintains the originals cuteness and kid friendly physical humor that will entertain .. Nyc Movie Guru
4.5
The odd thing is that Porumboiu, now 35, and his compatriots in the Romanian film industry have not seized the opportunity to celebrate the joys of li .. Film Comment
4.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
4.4
Much of Corneliu Porumboius follow up to 12:08 East of Bucharest is taken up with Cristis nonsense surveillance, which in the most deliberately paced, .. Boston Phoenix
3.0
The joy of lex is on display in this slow moving policier chock full of dry humor, satirizing Romanias stagnation years after deposing communism. Compuserve
5.0
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2.5
But alas, Mr. Porumboiu doesnt intend for the film to be a character study. Critics Notebook
4.5
revels in the minutiae of bureaucracy, in Cristi waking and walking and waiting and writing and wondering if some pot puffer deserves his fate. Cinematical
4.4
uses words to his advantage, and makes a fascinating film built around the idea of words themselves, and a deep, moral un certitude that arises in the .. From the Front Row
4.0
It moves at a snails pace. And its visually dispiriting. Have I talked you into seeing it yet ... Its worthwhile especially for those interested in ho .. Looking Closer
3.5
In this extreme minimalist film adventure set in the seemingly routine inner city subtle unusual truths emerge with undeniable strength. Monsters And Critics
4.1
Porumboius minimalist style can be a chore to sit through at times, but part of the films brilliant innovation is how it manages to be so rich while e .. D Cist
3.8
Its not exactly riveting viewing, and the drab Romanian environs dont offer much in the way of eye candy. Host Madison
3.5
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3.0
This kind of boredom the soul crushing boredom of experiencing someone elses tedium for a change can do strange things to a movie goer. 7 Dvt
0.0
At about nine minutes Police, Adjective might have been tolerable. At just shy of two hours its a slog that would have Bela Tarr tearing out his hair. Chud
4.0
One of the most inventive films of 2009 comes from the courageously creative talent of writer/director Corneliu Porumboiu. James Wegg Review
2.5
Certainly theres little here to detain Michael Bay fans, but anyone who appreciates bone dry deadpan humour and intelligently subversive film making w .. Bfi
5.0
You will never think about the definitions of the words law and conscience the same way after hearing Ivanov assert his authority by way of a dictiona .. Maki At The Movies Blogspo ..
4.0
...a sharply satirical film which reveals its pleasures only gradually and at a whisper Playback:stl
2.0
Its hard to be too critical of the predictably slick and cheerful way Made in Dagenham approaches its based on fact story about the 1968 industrial ac .. Scotsman
2.5
I applaud the directors integrity, but only wish he had made a more compelling film.Bright Star; The Young Victoria These two come from the same studi .. Louis Proyect Word Press
3.5
Only in retrospect is director Corneliu Porumboius degree of craft apparent. Gay City News



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