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Julia

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France, United States, Mexico · 2008
Rated R · 2h 18m
Director Erick Zonca
Starring Tilda Swinton, Saul Rubinek, Kate del Castillo, Aidan Gould
Genre Drama

Julia is an alcoholic who's just been fired from another job and is desperate for money. Her neighbor, Elena, comes to her with an offer. Elena's young son is now living with his millionaire grandfather, who won’t allow her to see him. She needs somebody to help her kidnap the child...

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Los Angeles Times by

As Julia struggles to survive her bad decisions, the film struggles to survive Julia. We never get a good look at her demons, just the havoc they wreak.

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Variety by Eddie Cockrell

The miscalculated and overlong Julia proves a startling misfire for "The Dreamlife of Angels" writer-helmer Erick Zonca and dependably fearless actress Tilda Swinton.

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New York Post by Kyle Smith

Picture "Fargo" played with no sense of comedy, and you'll get some idea of the absurdity of this drunken floozy, clicking and wobbling on high heels, often with bits of her anatomy hanging out, trying to pull off the perfect crime.

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Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum

This overlong, lurchy homage to John Cassavetes' 1980 film "Gloria" is a mess, but a fascinating one, given Swinton's desperately avid performance in the title role.

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The New York Times by Manohla Dargis

Ms. Swinton demands to be seen even when her character is on a self-annihilating bender so real that you can almost smell the stink rising off her. So I sat in my seat, cursed the screen and was grateful to watch an actress at the height of her expressive power claw toward greatness.

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The A.V. Club by Noel Murray

In tone and plot, Julia often resembles an extended episode of the AMC series "Breaking Bad"--except that Swinton's character is never NOT bad.

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Christian Science Monitor by Peter Rainer

Swinton's performance, and practically everything else about Julia, seems off – tone-deaf. She plays an out-of-control wastrel who enters into a kidnapping scheme gone horribly wrong, as does the movie.

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