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2010
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2
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18
Average Rating
1.8
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2.8
Sadly, NASCAR dad went by the board in the recut, leaving a misshapen movie thats not personal enough to qualify as a film maudit.
Av Club
1.5
A scattershot Southern melodrama that cant decide what its supposed to be.
Variety
2.0
Blacks overactive melodrama is more than a representation of schizophrenia; its the embodiment of it.
Time Out
1.9
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
1.5
Presumably a glib attack on sanctimonious small town religious hypocrisy informed by Blacks own strict Mormon upbringing, the film is tonally all over ..
The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
An ace director would be hard pressed to find a pulse in the story; Black doesnt come close.
1.5
Dozens of ideas and pastiches from other films, none of which fit comfortably into this small town melodrama.
Cinema Blend
2.0
The movie as a whole falls victim to a dewy kind of Tennessee Williams itis...
Ny Daily News
1.0
Maybe that was Blacks intent, but hes nowhere near a skilled enough director to pull that off.
JoBlo
2.5
Its all rather wacky and hard to follow or fathom, although maybe thats attributable to Virginias schizophrenia veering off on its delusional phase.
The Globe And Mail
1.5
The variously eccentric characters and their flat Americana kitsch backdrop never really feel like theyre part of the same movie...
Village Voice
1.9
Still, The Debt is a solid little thriller that undoubtedly stands as a marked improvement over Maddens last foray into the genre (2008s miserable Kil ..
Reel Film Reviews
2.5
A bravely demented semi autobiographical drama that never lives up to the potential of its high powered cast.
New York Post
1.5
Give a young auteur some indie pull and look what happens: Strictly recommended to anyone who needs to see a schizophrenic single mother robbing a ban ..
Film Journal International ..
2.0
I didnt see the first version, but if this is an improvement, Im glad I didnt.
Az Central
1.5
The result here is the type of calamity that should be more compelling than it is.
Npr
1.0
Religious zealots and nonbelievers alike run amok, as discussions abound about post mortem polygamy and romance materializing in outer space in the af ..
News Blaze
2.0
Sensitive about characters exploring this culture and the conversations they must have trying to figure out relationships. Its not ridiculing or conde ..
Crave Online
1.5
I was never quite sure where the hell it was going, and thats something that doesnt happen nearly often enough anymore.
Dvd Talk
2.0
The film concerns a woman with psychological problems, her married lover and her 16 year old son, but the tale wobbles between humour and drama in a d ..
Jam! Movies
4.5
This new edit refocuses the narrative, honing it in, simplifying it and definitely showcases some compelling individual performances.
2.5
Virginia does feature a strong performance from Connelly, whos vulnerable and appealing while still being genuinely and alarmingly unpredictable.
Movie Line
1.5
Jack Goes Boating is the directorial debut of Philip Seymour Hoffman, a four hander about sad New Yorkers.
The Coast
2.5
Plot twists strain believability. How could a 20 year affair between the town loon and the sheriff remain hidden from his wife in a tiny spot where go ..
Toronto Star
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