The Intruder, is a decisive breakthrough--her (Claire Denis) most poetic and primal film to date, as thrilling as it is initially baffling.
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Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Enigmatic as it is, The Intruder dares us to see movies as visual marvels tethered to humanity.
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L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
For Denis’ film - which may be her most intricately constructed and intensely beautiful to date - is one that transcends words and stories, a movie to be felt rather than rationalized.
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TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
The film is surprisingly satisfying and meaningful.
Exhilarating and exhausting, the kind of picture you don't bounce back from immediately. Yet its elusiveness is the very source of its poetic energy.
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New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The title might as well refer to the viewer who tags along on Louis' often-silent journey from solitude to some tentative form of family. Some will consider the experience insurmountably frustrating; others will find it exhilarating.
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New York PostV.A. Musetto
New York PostV.A. Musetto
So, should you see The Intruder? Yes -- but only if you're willing to ignore bothersome concerns about narrative and let the poetic images take over your mind.
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The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett
The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett
Surrealism is one thing, but The Intruder appears so ill defined and random that it ends up looking simply inept.