70
New Times (L.A.) by Andy Klein
Headey, Skarsgård and Rampling flesh these people out marvelously, bringing them fully to life. It's almost a pity: The more real they become, the less pleasant is the time we spend with them.
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75
New York Daily News by Jami Bernard
A journey that goes from prosaic to existential. Director Hans Petter Moland's raw drama of father-daughter reconciliation features an excellent cast.
90
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
It could have done with fewer plot devices, but it is ultimately far more satisfying than countless less ambitious and risky films.
63
Charlotte Observer by Lawrence Toppman
The characters, irritating as they can be at first, grow on you as they grow up.
88
It is an uncompromising family tale, one that's dark but lyrical and moving in its rendering of the ties that bind even the most dysfunctional families, despite valiant efforts to destroy them.
60
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
It's a raw, haunting experience.
88
A film of rare beauty, lifted by some of the best acting you may see in any film this year.
75
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
In the end, grips us precisely because its actors are so utterly absorbed in their roles, so unfettered and nakedly expressive. This is the kind of acting we always look for, but rarely see.
75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Sean Axmaker
Behind the narrative twists and contrived dramatic complications is a searing and scary look at dysfunction.
80
Washington Post by Stephen Hunter
It's clean and transparent, with no movie director tricks. The characters, not the montages, speak the loudest.