Anamorph
IFC Films | Release Date: April 18, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
2
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63
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The unfortunate fact is that it's more than a little dull when it isn't preposterous. Read full review
60
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
Mr. Miller and his co-writer, Tom Phelan, manage to get under your skin largely with borrowed implements, though they receive solid support from Willem Dafoe and the resourceful veteran cinematographer Fred Murphy. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
There are undeniably arresting moments along the way, thanks to Dafoe's subtly intense performance and the well-crafted visuals. Read full review
50
Village VoiceJim Ridley
Any resemblance between these and the real-world practice known as murder--committed for trifling old human motivations like blind anger and money--is strictly coincidental. Read full review
50
VarietyRonnie Scheib
Beyond its cool, reflective surfaces and infinite plays with perspective lies nothing -- character, relationships, motives all seemingly irrelevant. Even Willem Dafoe as a haunted cop cannot ground these artfully grisly optical illusions, unconnected to any comprehensible storyline. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
The long shadow of David Fincher's "Seven" falls on Anamorph, a moody, ultimately unexciting thriller. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle Smith
A serial-killer flick told like an art lecture, Anamorph manages to be gruesome yet dull. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMichael Wilmington
Director H.S. Miller thinks he's made something broodingly visionary when you're more likely to be aesthetically shaken up by one of Mad magazine's Fold-Ins. Read full review
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