Upstream Color

  • 2013


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Positive Reviews 95
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Average Rating 3.6/5
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3.8
Here is a movie you havent seen before. If you think you have, its probably because you swallowed a white worm that turned you into a pod person subje .. Rogerebert
4.4
A romance, a thriller, and a science fiction drama, Upstream Color tantalizes viewers with an open ended narrative about overcoming personal loss. Rogerebert
2.0
Carruths effervescent, Phillip Glass like orchestral score and delicately constructed images create an immersive product thats unquestionably genuine .. Indie Wire
3.0
There are so many moving parts in Upstream Color its a well oiled machine. We Got This Covered
5.0
Instead, theres the fun and intrigue of figuring everything out as we go along. Time Out
3.0
No one is going to explain any of this for you and the slightly snobby implication of Upstream Color is that explanations are for suckers. Time Out
1.5
Upstream Colour has the makings of a cult movie, though its not a cult I feel inclined to join. The Guardian
4.0
It is invigoratingly freaky and strange, with a Death Valley dry sense of humour somewhere underneath though a little derivative sometimes. The Guardian
4.4
Upstream Color is lush, rhythmic, and deeply sensual, a film of exceptional beauty.
4.5
As visionary and beautiful as it may be, Upstream Color wears its pretensions a little too proudly. Screen Daily
4.5
As far as audiences are concerned, Upstream Colors certainly is something to see if youre into brilliant technique, expressive editing, oblique storyt .. The Hollywood Reporter
3.0
This is arthouse science fiction at its most compelling yet cryptic.
4.2
Carruths movies dont always add up, but here it doesnt matterthe emotions are lucid from moment one. Paste Magazine
4.7
Upstream Color builds a stunning mosaic of lives overwhelmed by decisions outside their control, of people who dont understand the impulses that rule .. Paste Magazine
4.0
My immediate desire when it ended was to stay in my seat and watch it all the way through again. Telegraph
4.0
Advertisement For to watch the haunting, disturbing Upstream Color is to feel like youre inside not one of your own dreams but someone elses, a dream ..
4.0
A perfectly judged, strikingly beautiful film, but also a lunatic enterprise which invites even welcomes befuddlement as much as wonder. A true origin ..
4.0
But I recognize it as a bold, imaginative, poetic and, admittedly, frustrating piece of filmmaking thats always engaging and frequently beautiful. Cinema Blend
3.8
That shes not alone isnt exactly comforting to Amy, at least not at first. The Globe And Mail
4.4
Dense, richly textured, and emotionally fraught uplifting and devastating in equal parts Shane Carruths masterful sophomore effort is an abstract, elu .. Philly
1.5
If the structure isnt straightforward, the basic plot and ideas arent any harder to follow than those of, say, Leos Caraxs super wiggy end of cinema m .. Village Voice
2.5
Those who require a beating pulse to set the tempo for jigsaw puzzle moviegoing are hereby warned, as Carruth isnt interested in making things easy. H .. Blu Ray
5.0
I dont want to say any more, but theres an ending that suggests something more sinister afoot. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.5
No one else today approaches the genre in quite this way; the only precedent I can think of is Nicolas Roegs The Man Who Fell to Earth. Chicago Reader
3.1
Its a movie of solemn silliness but not, fortunately, silly solemnity. Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
Carruths film plays like a glass harp which has been smashed and reassembled with missing pieces but unbroken sound.
3.0
In a world where there are music stores that sell CDs of worm music, telepathically connected worm people and pigs commune on a farm and plot their re .. Lariat
4.5
For all its impenetrable possibilities, the most obvious thing one can say about Upstream Color is that it is great. Pop Matters
5.0
Elliptical and utterly fascinating adventure in cinema, one that defies simple explanations, but worms its way into the brain. News Day
3.1
The movies deep emotional underpinnings are compromised by too many images that skew toward a dense, abstract sensibility. News Day
3.1
This enigma delivery system from a sharp mind has enthralling moments but becomes a bit enervating in its self seriousness. By the end, the whole thin .. New York Post
1.5
...another unclassifiable and unique piece of quasi science fiction paranoia. Film Journal International ..
4.4
While I feel compelled to see it again, I dont have high hopes that it will make any more sense. Boston
4.5
And I dont mean that in the snarky, dismissive way it might sound (especially if you know how much I hate the repulsive Centipede) Upstream Color is l ..
4.4
Like Someone in Love doesnt immediately present itself in such surreal terms. Toronto Star
2.0
Upstream Color contains striking microscopic imagery, cute pigs and alarmingly aggressive foley work. Guardian
1.5
Non personality characters, pompous non dialogue, and non story render Upstream Color non watchable. Reel Talk Reviews
1.5
Yet I emerged from that hypnotic dream state, 90 or so minutes later, feeling as if the story Carruth tells in that magical space doesnt quite carry t .. Salon
4.0
For those prepared to go with the abstraction, Upstream Color is a rewarding and mind blowing experience. Flim List
3.0
The subject of understanding and mystery prove a sticking point, however, with the film remaining so wilfully opaque that it is more frustrating than .. Eye For Film
1.5
The dialogue is sparse and much of the imagery and action is open to interpretation. I was intrigued, frustrated, repulsed, bewildered and ultimately ..
5.0
Its not designed to stump or baffle but to beckon you into its wondrously chilly gray world. If it takes a few viewings to unlock (most of) its secret .. Movies
4.5
A vision as vast and as natural as it is reflexively cinematic and fiercely compassionate. New Yorker
5.0
Carruths greatest achievement is to compose a work that appeals even as it frustrates early efforts to connect the quarrelling narratives. The Irish Times
3.0
Thematically rich, layered and hypnotic, Upstream Color is a maddeningly abstract and romantic examination of love, who we are as lovers, what our lov .. Blogs Indie Wire
4.0
Even if you dont know whats going on, you rarely doubt that Carruth knows exactly what hes doing. Total Film
4.5
There isnt really a template for successfully blending experimental inclinations with something slightly more marketable. The Atlantic
3.8
We wont tell you if they eventually get together because thats a large part of what drives the movie and what will keep you so invested even when it d ..
3.8
Even if you cant immediately pinpoint why, the final moments deliver a sense of closure. Aisle Seat
3.0
By making a film that doesnt insist on being pinned down, Carruth has provided an overwhelming sensory experience and meaty fodder for anyone willing .. Oregon Live
2.0
You have to work a bit harder to put the pieces together and youre responsible for the answers, but the effort is paid back with an exhalation, a sing .. Film School Rejects
3.8
Anybody haunted by Primers creepy overtones will instantly recognize it as the work of the same director. Movies Tv Guide
5.0
This is a love so powerful it resembles a drug addiction, a dependence thats contingent with a perceived form of existence, an immutable yearning and .. Cine Vue
4.0
Amy Seimetz takes centre stage as Kris, a visual effects artist whos drugged and force fed a live parasite by a character dubbed the Thief (Thiago Mar .. Digital Spy
4.0
Much like the worm thats forced into Kriss body, you cant wriggle free from this film and it wont stop growing inside you as time goes by. Digital Spy
4.0
But its swooning, frightening, intoxicating, and a cinematic experience that feels genuinely new. Digital Spy
4.4
I have no idea what it was about, and I cant wait to see it again. You Tube
5.0
Carruths second feature proudly follows his debut Primer (2004) in its audacity, intellect and astonishing originality. Carruth does not make films fo .. Abc
1.3
This is not profound; its empty blather posing as tentpoles for insight. Red Eye Chicago
3.0
The confusion can be compelling and intriguing or just boring and annoying. Cleve Land
4.5
On a more surface lever, Upstream Color is enjoyable just for its visual and tonal qualities. Screen Crush
3.1
It has less to lose because it doesnt have the means to aim as high and fail in as many ways. Dustin Put Man
3.0
Without a clear plot or consistent characters, its impossible to know whats happening: everything is a mystery. Contact Music
3.0
the movie is, I think, supposed to take on the added dimension of an interdependent, possibly desperate romance Film Racket
3.8
Like Primer, Upstream Color works on its own idiosyncratic wavelength, one that isnt alienating, but isnt quite approachable either. Larsen On Film
3.5
One can sense that this was an essay and not a complete story as it feels a little too slight for its own good but its worth seeing for the clever dia .. Hollywood Chicago
4.5
Ultimately, Carruths tale expresses that, despite the complexity and mutability of human beings, their essence persists. Film Comment
3.0
Its as if hes warning us the film will end like this; abruptly, its mysteries intact. Sbs
3.5
Shane Carruth continues to grow as a filmmaker even as he remains keen to puzzle and perhaps frustrate. Upstream Color is, above all else, an unforget .. What Culture
5.0
Gorgeous, transcendent and affecting, just watch it and argue the toss later. The Skinny
5.0
A lush, deeply felt, very modern exploration of the need to find genuine connections in a cruel and (very) unusual world. Scots Man
1.5
The first is a very strong both in impact and explicit content science fiction thriller thats not for the squeamish. ( The Verge
4.0
Horror connoisseurs will find the Bunuelian undertones about bourgeois comeuppance undeveloped, with the twist easily guessable to any whodunnit fan, .. Metro
2.0
No amount of concentrated analysis can really explain the level of deep emotion that Upstream Color effortlessly evokes. Movie Mezzanine
1.5
Carruths mindmelt of mesmerism, metempsychosis and micro organisms will leave some a little cold, most bemused if not utterly baffled, and near all ne .. Film 4
4.5
Shane Carruths Upstream Color might even be better than his previous effort, Primer... a marvel of sci fi storytelling. Streaming Quickflix
1.5
More a series of obtuse moments loosely connected by the most threadbare of plots, its unfortunately one of those films some will praise merely becaus ..
4.5
It doesnt hurt that the film is impeccably performed and shot, full of lyrical ellipses that dash Terrence Malicks vague flowers in the sun aesthetici .. Bfi
3.1
Carruths visual approach, saved from abstraction by his own rapid, forward leaping editing, is extremely assured. Seimetz is a fine and expressively h .. Articles Chicago Tribune
4.5
Among the many tricks of Trance is that youre never sure who the hero is. Ny Mag
1.0
The danger with a style that is this closed off is that it can repel our pleasure as well as our understanding. New States Man
4.5
The remarkable Amy Seimetz is as central to the film as women in Krzysztof Kieslowskis late films, like Irne Jacob in Three Colors: Red and The Double .. New City Film
4.0
For most of Upstream Colours run time, thats enough, but it cant quite reach the point where you feel its philosophy shines through, or where it reall .. Fan The Fire Magazine
3.8
Carruths complex and muted thriller is exquisitely made and acted. Its a film that challenges the viewer provoking fine existential questions. Daily Film Fix
4.5
The miracle of Upstream Color is that a film so carefully and exquisitely composed can yield so many moments of open ended cinematic rapture. Boston Phoenix
3.0
A baffling experimental movie that shuns interpretation as a narrative but makes sense as a work of artistic merit. Compuserve
1.5
A relatively straightforward story steeped in abstract concepts upon which Carruth hangs themes of love, hope, fear, fate, free will, memory, identity .. Film.com
2.0
Its plot isnt particularly complicated, but it is undeniably weird. if you accept the movie on its own terms, youll feel like youve been pulled into a .. Metro Times
5.0
Baffling, intoxicating, elegant, Shane Carruths long overdue follow up to Primer is among the years best. Little White Lies
3.0
Thematically huge, spiritual in nature, sweeping and epic despite a seemingly limited scope, this is a story about the human experience, about healing ..
4.0
Carruth places us in the same radical position as his two stranded protagonists, who have been forced into a Thoreauvian journey to discover their inn .. Patrick Nabarro
2.0
Upstream Colour appears to have been made by a Terrence Malick fan injected with a David Cronenberg parasite. Birmingham Mail
4.4
Its a gorgeous, utterly intoxicating Mbius strip, a wholly original work of art that defies simple categorization and achieves something few modern fi .. From the Front Row
4.0
A sumptuous enigma thats intricately constructed and beautifully shot, a film that would make Terrence Malick blush The Popcorn Junkie
4.4
May represent a milestone in modern indie cinema, or at least a steppingstone between the smart microbudget work signified by star Amy Seimetz and the .. Commercial Appeal (Memphis ..
4.5
That this conceit isnt just goofy and nonsensical, that it is in fact sort of irresistible, is a real achievement, a testament to Seimetzs delicately .. Ny Books
3.8
Visually and sonically hypnotic, its an intensely sensory blend of internal monologue and unsettling mystery, draped over a thin skeleton of plot appr .. Seattle Times
3.0
Like Primer, Upstream Color will benefit from repeated viewings, from the ability to rewind, review, rethink. Dive in. Events Austin 360
4.5
This I do know as abstract and surreal as it is, I like it about a million times more than Primer. Topless Robot
3.0
If youve seen Primerand/or if youre aware of the cult obsessed with solving its mysteriesyoull have an idea of what youre in for with Upstream Color, .. Deads
4.5
Discussing it with people who got different things out of it has made me eager to reexamine it. ScreenAnarchy
3.0
For me it was a great success, a success resting on both in its refusal to be overly conventional while not going completely off the rails just to say .. ScreenAnarchy
4.5
It is one of the triumphs of the film that this genre defying oddity, this magnificent cinematic poem, is also quietly a brilliant and moving love sto .. Electric Sheep Magazine
4.5
Hes only a bit less marginal than a filmmaker like Dorsky and, unlike a talented hack like Mendes, hes a genuine visionary. Gay City News
3.0
If its something different youre after, Upstream Color is your movie. Filmdrunk Uproxx
5.0
Even if you loved writer director star Shane Carruths mind bending first feature Primer back in 2004, you might be utterly befuddled by his long await .. Madison Movie
4.5
As fascinating as a film PRIMER is, with only one credit, you arent able to see who a director really is as a filmmaker.
4.5
The sequence communicates a stunning sort of vacancy thats impersonal and motivation less. Movies With Butter
4.5
A visceral, mind bending curio...a film that leeches into you like watercolour on canvas; the less you know about the story going in, the better. Lime Light Magazine
4.5
Carruths film feels like a subconscious flow of fears and anxieties. But the clarity of this anxiety is bruising and stunning. In These Times
4.5
If you fall into its distinctive rhythms, however, everything else out there feels a little inert by comparison. Portland Mercury
2.0
Its no surprise that Upstream Color is a head scratcher, but its untrammeled emotionalism comes as a shock to the senses. Philadelphia City Paper
4.5
This gorgeous, unknowable, deeply affecting film makes Primer look almost conventional, given time travel is a genre filmgoers know a little something ..
4.5
If Primer was a Rubiks Cube, Upstream Color is a poem or a half remembered dream or, more accurately, a nightmare. Back Stage
3.0
On paper, this sounds like an exceptional idea, and, indeed, Upstream Color is one of the most ambitious films in recent years and one I wouldnt hesit .. Tiny Mix Tapes
1.5
One eventually grows so weary of discerning the signal from the noise that it all blurs together. La Weekly
3.1
Should you see Upstream Color A better question may be: How many times should you see it Articles Washington Post



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