Dot the I
Artisan Entertainment | Release Date: March 11, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
12
Negative:
4
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
New York PostKyle Smith
The less you know going in, the more you'll enjoy it. Suffice it to say that it's a hugely entertaining thriller disguised as a chick flick. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
dot the i is like one of those nests of Chinese boxes within boxes. The outer box is a love story. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
It's fun junk. And it doesn't satisfy. Dot the I is a weird, pretty film with a dumb script, a skilled cast and a good twist, plus one hot sex scene and one brilliant scene-chew by D'Arcy. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneJessica Reaves
Despite some moments of genuine tension, Dot the i walks (and occasionally hops right over) a very fine line between thriller/drama and parody. Read full review
60
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Satisfies and disturbs in just about equal measure. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
A clever, atmospheric romantic drama that lacks something. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
You can't have as many twists and turns in a story as dot the i without testing the audience's patience, and losing it before delivering the punch line. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
The movie is in love with its own story loops and fancy, pop-dream cinematography from Almodóvar associate Affonso Beato, which is fine; it's also in love with its own indie-culture cleverness, which isn't. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Parkhill's heart seems to belong to 1940s film noir, where a lonely man could be driven half-mad by the sight of a mystery woman performing a hot flamenco dance, a scene Parkhill stages here to unintentional titter-inducing effect. Read full review
40
VarietyDavid Rooney
But behind its slick veneer and the glibness of its preposterous premise and dark twists, there's a yawning absence of charm or substance in this London-set love triangle, as well as a lack of chemistry between its three leads. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano
First-time writer-director Matthew Parkhill prefers to lean on clever plot devices, amp up the roles of the movie's sideline jesters, crank up the static noise and fail to notice that his engaging little romance has broken with reality and veered into hollow pastiche. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen Holden
If Dot the i, the directorial debut of Matthew Parkhill, has a crass visual flash, it fails to give its characters any credible substance. Even after it purports to eviscerate their psyches, they remain diagrammatic contrivances. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Its seductive stylishness is undermined by one narrative twist too many; by the time the last revelation has been unveiled with a "But wait!" flourish, the contrivances have entirely overwhelmed the characters. Read full review
40
Dallas ObserverBill Gallo
Along with his tedious array of tricks and twists, Parkhill stuffs the film with enough dizzying flashbacks, camera jitters and rock-and-roll editing techniques to drive a 14-year-old MTV addict nuts. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Its trickery might seem cute or clever to viewers who don't take either movies or people very seriously, but to me it recalled cynical "puzzle" films like "Memento" and "Irreversible," with no reason to exist apart from its gimmick. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
The actors are all good, although not much rapport is conveyed, despite one hot sex scene. Read full review
30
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
The plot's profound implausibility wouldn't matter if the ideas and emotions behind it had any power. Read full review
30
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Indeed it looks as if this otherwise straight-to-video endeavor, which was made in 2003, is being released only to cash in on Bernal's of-the-moment-ness in Hollywood. Read full review
30
Village VoiceBen Kenigsberg
The movie finally undermines all pretensions of satire with its geeky eagerness to subvert expectations. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
A deplorable piece of cynicism whose only point of interest is Gael Garcia Bernal's accent Read full review
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