The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

  • 2005


MOVIE IS harrowing overwrought stylistic mysterious powerfully
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41 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 14
Negative reviews 10
Average Rating 2.8/5
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1.8
Yet Argento piles on each calamity as if it were a fresh selling point; its a rare film that serves up this much trauma with this much smug nonchalanc .. EW
2.5
There is no redemption, no surcease, and as the film ends the barbarity continues. This film made me intensely uncomfortable, but that was its intenti .. Rogerebert
1.5
The emotionless, overwrought movies lack of psychological depth or dramatic verisimilitude makes the boys grim odyssey a curiously remote and unshocki .. Variety
2.5
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
4.0
Marks as a far more adventurous and even risk addicted filmmaker than her famous father Dario. E Film Critic
1.3
Now the fabricated story of a boyhood that included abandonment, rape and near constant fear and humiliation is a movie. The result is unwatchable. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
Trying a bit too hard to be a modern cult classic, but its clear that Argentos heart is in the right place.
3.8
In showing her fearless punk attitude, Argento doesnt really let us inside. Combust Ible Celluloid
2.8
Then Sarah gets married and hes left behind, told not to unlock the door.
3.5
Its powerfully moving and thoroughly involving, although rather over constructed. Shadows On The Wall
0.6
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things isnt very interested in Jeremiah, though. Boston
4.5
This isnt one of those horror movies, though, that can make you laugh as easily as it can make you flinch theres nothing funny here, and plenty folks ..
0.5
And as filmmaking, or form, it limps, too, and doesnt make it far beyond the other side of zero. Reel Talk Reviews
4.5
If, however, you are willing to take a dark ride you will be rewarded. Flim Threet
2.0
But this doesnt have the impact or insight of The Woodsman or Mysterious Skin. Bbc
2.0
Its a taxing bit of exploitation, which, although youre glad to know its a work of fiction, doesnt exactly make a case for itself as art. Calendar Live
2.2
The pointedly political portrait makes no pretense of evenhandedness. Seattle Pi
1.5
We see the horrors of Jeremiahs life, but theres no opportunity to connect with the character; its just a litany of abuse with no meaning and no redem .. Pajiba
4.2
Argento seems to have been in on the JT LeRoy scam, but it doesnt much matter shes captured the underbelly of trucker culture quite nicely. E Online
3.5
A stylistic take from a boys point of view, focusing on his mom and her macho boyfriends. Compuserve
1.9
At best, this film raises an all too relevant question: Are true life stories interesting because theyre true Or because theyre interesting At worst, .. Chicago Tribune
3.1
To appreciate or even tolerate the film, you must separate yourself from the characters and the material. Whats unfortunate is that the movie is too w .. Arizona Daily Star
3.1
Argentos film is arguably exploitative, but its real life horrors are effectively authentic. Seattle Times
4.5
A flat plot description would make The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things sound like one of the most harrowing films ever made. However, Argento pres .. Gay City News
3.8
has a deceptively desultory structure where no moral system or new daddy seems to hold much water upon introduction, but each accumulates ideas which ..
4.5
The subject matter might be quite disturbing to some, but for those who dont mind a little child rape with their crack smoking, The Heart Is Deceitful ..



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