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Picture This! Entertainment | Release Date: March 17, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1
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80
VarietyEddie Cockrell
Superbly modulated yet unrelentingly grim, Mirage builds upon a remarkable performance from young Macedonian newcomer Marko Kovacevic to tell the tragic tale of a talented schoolboy driven to violence through neglect and manipulation. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
You just know that any film that opens with Nietzsche's aphorism about hope being an evil that only prolongs the torments of man isn't going to a comedy. Read full review
70
Film ThreatPhil Hall
The true power of the film comes from young Marko Kovacevic, who plays the poetic child lost in a family and culture where poetry has no meaning. Read full review
70
Village VoicePeter L'Official
Marko's story is far from novel, but its wicked evocation of hopelessness transcends any familiarities. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Ristovski needs us to feel his nation's torment, and he succeeds. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNeil Genzlinger
Mr. Ristovski's story (written with Grace Lea Troje) feels a bit underdeveloped, partly because he uses too many lingering, silent shots of Marko and doesn't give the boy much of a voice. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Ristovski wants the plight of a bullied moppet to serve as a sweeping metaphor for Macedonian struggle, but his miserablist excesses have the effect of converting realism into a graphic cartoon. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle Smith
Drab, despairing and pointless. Read full review
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