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Metascore
15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAmong the most sophisticated, fully realized and satisfying films of the year.
- 100San Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielSan Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielAn unforgettable film.
- 90L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorSo never mind the Xmas schlock -- go treat yourself at once to this sensationally entertaining soul food.
- 70Film ThreatRich ClineFilm ThreatRich ClineIt'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.
- 63New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoWatching three frames at once is disconcerting at first, but eventually the experience gives the film a high-tech boost.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyAlways watchable yet ultimately self-defeating in terms of its tonal/aesthetic choices.
- 60Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimCumulatively, 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.
- 60The New York TimesDave KehrThe New York TimesDave KehrHis (Roy's) informed contempt is highly entertaining, but he neglects some of the more problematical and perhaps more illuminating aspects of his story.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghSubtle performances and the "you are there" immediacy conferred by digital video give Roy's film the feel of a series of stolen moments.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterThe technique adds little in the way of illumination and a lot in terms of inducing a migraine.