Day Night Day Night
IFC First Take | Release Date: May 9, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Astonishing. Read full review
90
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Terror is existential in this highly intelligent, somewhat sadistic, totally fascinating movie. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
The film is, in fact, a cunning exercise in subjectivity and withheld information--and once you accept those parameters, it’s riveting. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Offers a chillingly effective look at the ease with which a suicide bomber could wreak havoc on U.S. soil - specifically in Times Square. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Why has She chosen to end her young life with a senseless act of mass murder? We never find out - which is a good thing. Too much information would only get in the way and lessen this compelling film's evocation of dread. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
In the end, despite Williams' extraordinary, nearly wordless performance, it's impossible to fathom what this young woman is experiencing at her moment of crisis, because we never knew what could have brought her to such a desperate pass in the first place. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterHowie Movshovitz
Shows tremendous control and discipline, especially for a young filmmaker on her first feature. Director Julia Loktev might be working on a profoundly low budget, but her camera work and lighting are precise and imaginative. Read full review
60
VarietyJustin Chang
Context and psychological insight are the major casualties of Day Night Day Night, a dramatically limited but strangely powerful portrait of a young would-be terrorist. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderRichard M. Porton
Unlike the Dardennes or the best practitioners of political cinema, Loktev possesses almost zero political acumen, and her film ends up resembling nothing more than a well-calibrated performance piece, as vacuous as its confused protagonist. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Loktev's efforts to universalize this story by avoiding specifics ends up making Day Night Day Night broad and blank, reducing the lead character to one more generic nutcase for us to fear and pity. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Maddeningly, purposefully evasive. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesJohn Anderson
The most profound thing the remarkably dread-filled drama Day Night Day Night tells us is what it doesn't tell us. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
A stunt masquerading as a statement. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
The movie charts a journey from belief to despair with occasional touches of humor, but by the end I was so deadened by its minimalist style and method, I could barely summon the energy to ask why. Read full review
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