J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Jul 2, 2022

Stark, mysterious, and often weirdly funny.

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Paul Sherman Boston Herald Jul 16, 2005 2.5/4

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Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Jan 27, 2005 A-

...a transcendent tone poem, an arrangement in dun and gray marred only slightly by the brothers' insistence on the occasional tin-ear joke

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Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Jan 3, 2005 3/4

A moody and layered meditation on and evocation of literal and figurative states of purgatory.

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Martin Scribbs Low IQ Canadian Jun 13, 2004

With the pacing of a death march and the theological heft of Angels in the Outfield, this feel-bad extravaganza is 2003's Exhibit A of why people avoid arthouse cinema.

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Matt Kelemen Las Vegas CityLife May 21, 2004

It's a recipe for magical realism, and the Polish brothers deliver with a stunning cinematic statement.

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Kent Turner Film-Forward.com Apr 19, 2004 2.75/5

This droll surrealistic fantasy is like a gentler David Lynch hallucination.

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Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Mar 16, 2004 2/5

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Jamie Russell BBC.com Mar 16, 2004 1/5

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Thomas Delapa Boulder Weekly Feb 9, 2004

Characters talk in solemn monotones, as if the entire drama were taking place in a funeral parlor.

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JoBlo JoBlo's Movie Network Jan 9, 2004 3/10

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Matthew Turner ViewLondon Nov 1, 2003 2/5

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Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Oct 23, 2003 3/5

The Polish brothers may be too clever for their own good; this film feels self-indulgent, like an inside joke we could never get without reading a book about the film.

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Robert W. Butler Kansas City Star Sep 12, 2003 2/4

Northfork is visually stunning, thematically rich and, ultimately, about as exciting as watching an old car rust.

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Josh Bell Las Vegas Weekly Sep 6, 2003 2.5/5

The art-house version of a summer blockbuster: All style and no substance.

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Ryan Cracknell Movie Views Sep 1, 2003

Poetry put to pictures.

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Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com Aug 30, 2003 C-

It plays out, dreamlike, often beautifully shot and visually appealing, but seemingly without purpose.

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Jeff Vice Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Aug 22, 2003 2/4

This pretty odd little fantasy-drama is more likely to leave audiences scratching their heads than it is to warm their hearts.

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Sean P. Means Salt Lake Tribune Aug 22, 2003 2/4

There is a lot less going on in Northfork than its dour acting, odd symbolism and funereal take-us-seriously-or-else tone would suggest.

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