50
Directed with confidence, but it's extremely pretentious--the boy-meets-girl equivalent of Lars von Trier's “The Element of Crime”.
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The New York Times by Dana Stevens
Mr. Boe keeps a safe distance from his characters' inner lives, he does succeed in conjuring an atmosphere of elegant melancholy and metaphysical anxiety.
75
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
The influence of Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier looms heavily over the whole film.
50
That Reconstruction is even remotely involving is due to the quality of its acting.
63
New York Daily News by Jami Bernard
This languorous art movie is somewhat like "Memento," with its narrative fragments and memory mixups. It never explains itself, which means that the audience, like the protagonists, must take a leap of faith.
50
Valiant attempt to innovate in the well-trod realm of Boy Meets Girl doesn't quite coalesce despite a thoughtful and distinctive visual approach.
75
New York Post by Megan Lehmann
Uber-hip technique triumphs over substance in Reconstruction.
40
Reconstruction doesn't evoke much emotion beyond cool ennui. At that, the film excels.
67
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
Features a supernatural twist that is merely okay, but the film's mood of fractured anxiety and longing made me eager to see what the director, Christoffer Boe, does next.