Cheatin'
| Release Date: August 15, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
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Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
IndieWireEric KohnApr 2, 2015
Cheatin' is gleefully enjoyable and loaded with unexpected twists at every turn. Read full review
88
Boston GlobePeter KeoughApr 30, 2015
Plympton will be cheated if Cheatin’ doesn’t at least get nominated for a best animated feature Oscar. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsApr 3, 2015
So while Cheatin' does have a narrative spine, it's most entertaining when it's hardest to pin down. Read full review
88
Slant MagazineOleg IvanovMar 31, 2015
The plot is pure pulp, inspired in equal parts by the tropes and imagery of film noir, grand opera, and silent melodrama. Read full review
80
The New York TimesA.O. ScottApr 2, 2015
Mr. Plympton rewrites the laws of physics at will, but within a rigorous and coherent logic. He conjures a world of absolute improbability that, somehow, makes perfect sense. Read full review
80
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlAug 14, 2014
The early scenes, of the couple falling for each other, offer more inspired gorgeous wonder than late Malick films, and the emotions are more piercing. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesBill StametsApr 13, 2015
The film is extremely rich in visual inventiveness and depth of feeling — with numerous sequences that could almost pass muster as individual shorts. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBarbara VanDenburghApr 23, 2015
The whole range of human emotion — love, lust, anger, jealousy, despair, grief — is felt through Plympton's animation. It's just a shame that his boundless creativity doesn't extend to the narrative. Read full review
70
The DissolveMike D'AngeloApr 1, 2015
Plympton manages to keep it lively with one stunningly kinetic setpiece after another, many of which could easily be airlifted out of the picture to function as stand-alone shorts. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinAug 14, 2014
Sinuous sequences where one object morphs into another are his stock and trade, and that strength is on ample display in Cheatin’. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis HarveyAug 14, 2014
The writer-director-producer’s pulsing, pencil-etched, pastel-hued animation style is a pleasure to behold as ever. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesCharles SolomonAug 14, 2014
A welcome reminder that the art of animation is too protean to be limited to a single visual style, medium or point of view. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerApr 1, 2015
As is, Cheatin’ offers little narrative or emotional advantage over watching a series of the director’s more concise works. At 76 minutes, it should play like a short feature. Instead, it’s more like an extra-long short. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJordan HoffmanApr 2, 2015
Still, with a story this weak, arguing that the illustrations look cool feels like a cheat. Read full review
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