Among the most sophisticated, fully realized and satisfying films of the year.
100
San Francisco ChronicleJonathan Curiel
San Francisco ChronicleJonathan Curiel
An unforgettable film.
90
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
So never mind the Xmas schlock -- go treat yourself at once to this sensationally entertaining soul food.
70
Film ThreatRich Cline
Film ThreatRich Cline
It's quite difficult to find a character we can remotely identity with. This is frustrating because the film is so profoundly well written, acted and filmed.
63
New York PostV.A. Musetto
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Watching three frames at once is disconcerting at first, but eventually the experience gives the film a high-tech boost.
Always watchable yet ultimately self-defeating in terms of its tonal/aesthetic choices.
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Village VoiceDennis Lim
Village VoiceDennis Lim
Cumulatively, the echo-chamber syntax achieves a kind of atonal harmony, meshing with the themes of reinvention and self-presentation: The disjunction between the panels is tantamount to the gap between image and reality.
His (Roy's) informed contempt is highly entertaining, but he neglects some of the more problematical and perhaps more illuminating aspects of his story.