A Love Affair of Sorts
Paladin (II) | Release Date: June 24, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
22
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
1
Negative:
11
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50
New York PostV.A. MusettoJun 24, 2011
Levy's innovative movie should appeal to mumblecore fans while perplexing mainstream audiences. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertJul 14, 2011
It's a shaky-cam meander through an unconvincing relationship, with detours considering the process of making the film. At 91 minutes, it seems very long. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubAlison WillmoreJun 23, 2011
Infuriatingly navel-gazing and insubstantial. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderMichael WilmingtonJul 14, 2011
Indie moviemaking reaches some kind of awful zenith of self-indulgence in this scriptless drama, entirely improvised and shot on cellphones. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJun 23, 2011
Though the title hints at a tale of infatuation, Levy sheds little light on interpersonal conflict or why we're such an addictively self-documenting modern society. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerJun 23, 2011
The real problem here, though, is that noting the it's-all-about-me nature of modern life already feels like a point that no longer needs making. Yeah, we're self-absorbed and shallow; so what else is new? Read full review
20
VarietyRonnie ScheibJun 23, 2011
Tedious enough to serve as a cautionary example of the pitfalls of DIY filmmaking. Read full review
20
Time OutNick SchagerJun 21, 2011
Self-aware narcissism has rarely been this unjustified-or insufferable. Read full review
20
Village VoiceNick PinkertonJun 21, 2011
It is part of the film's premise that the movies are only a pretext to serve personal needs. Given how little the murky finished product offers an outside audience, this comes across all too convincingly. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerJun 21, 2011
David Guy Levy's movie foregrounds the potential ugliness of modern technology in order to comment on it. But that doesn't make the film's visuals any less hideous. Read full review
10
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJun 23, 2011
"Just to document yourself being bored is very boring," Enci says at one point. It's one moment of fiction here that rings all too true. Read full review
0
Boxoffice MagazineVadim RizovJun 24, 2011
For more experienced viewers, the tired terrain is badly shot and haphazardly assembled into an audience-testing feature that appears to have no idea how unlikable or unprovocative it is. Read full review
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