Dancer in the Dark

Philadelphia Inquirer by Carrie Rickey

A movie that by turns is wincingly awful and heartbreakingly fine. It boasts an unforgettable performance by Björk.

Baltimore Sun by Chris Kaltenbach

A film of so much daring, a film that takes so many chances, it's impossible not to be impressed.

Slate by David Edelstein

At times the movie's crudeness has an eerie beauty, but the musical fantasies are a bewildering hash, and the protracted climax on death row is nearly unendurable.

L.A. Weekly by Ella Taylor

I was astonished to find myself weeping copiously over von Trier's latest, which is another parable of monomaniacal sainthood.

New York Post by Jonathan Foreman

If it weren't for a terrific central performance by the Icelandic pop singer Bjork, Dancer in the Dark would be all but unwatchable.

Charlotte Observer by Lawrence Toppman

Can be unbearably moving or annoyingly mawkish, sometimes in the same scene.

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

It is a bold, reckless gesture.

Portland Oregonian by Shawn Levy

Ought to win a prize for sheer audacity.

Salon by Stephanie Zacharek

Lars von Trier is a mechanic, not an artist. And his movies are meat grinders he feeds his characters through.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer by William Arnold

Fairly incompetent as a musical and rather silly as a drama.