Intact
Lions Gate Films | Release Date: December 13, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
19
Mixed:
3
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Washington PostRichard Harrington
Mesmerizing art-noirish thriller. Read full review
88
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Plays out like a sprinter competing in his first distance race: It bursts forth with tremendous energy, sustains itself for quite a while, loses steam near the end but finishes ahead of most of the pack. Read full review
83
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo creates the same world of devils and innocents that grounds so much of Spain's modern, seeped-in-Satanic-evil horror, recast in a secular cinematic vocabulary. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyMark Olsen
The story is bound together with gaming set pieces that are strange, inventive and mesmerizing. Read full review
80
VarietyJonathan Holland
A self-aware, intriguing and technically accomplished fantasy thriller firmly in the Hollywood tradition, Intact has a confidence and expertise not seen from a Spanish tyro since Alejandro Amenabar's "Thesis" (1996). Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
A sharp brainteaser of a film, a compelling mind game you compulsively play along with. Read full review
80
The New York TimesDana Stevens
The latest movie from Spain to use the conventions of the thriller to explore knotty and fascinating philosophical questions. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Intriguing, provocative stuff. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The story of this Spanish thriller is weak in psychological credibility but strong in suspense, novelty, and imagination. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
Effectively thrilling. Read full review
70
Film ThreatTim Merrill
Devilishly clever and boasting a killer finale, Intacto is this year's "Memento" -- only Spanish. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Intriguing and stylish. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Somewhere in this broody ''Twilight Zone''-ish story about magical thinking (and the lure, to filmmakers, of garish casino culture) is a provocative and maybe even shocking thought on the Holocaust as a crapshoot. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneLoren King
Mix of stylish action and meta-musings, provides plenty of confusing, satisfying surprises, though it could have used more tightness and punch. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Depending on your personal tastes, Intacto will either be an ambitious concoction of cerebral science-fiction or a towering pile of nonsense. The truth lies somewhere in between. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The movie pits fortune against destiny and has an enigmatic old time splitting the difference. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
I admired Intacto more than I liked it, for its ingenious construction and the way it keeps a certain chilly distance between its story and the dangers of popular entertainment. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Shot mostly at night, in high-contrast images, punctuated by rock-video collages, Intacto is nothing if not hip, but its questions are more coffee-shop hypothetical than genuinely profound. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
First-time feature director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's dark, complex allegory about luck, chance and fate is one of the year's most morbidly fascinating foreign films. Read full review
60
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Consistently absorbing -- thanks in large part to strong performances from the actors -- but not particularly rewarding. Read full review
40
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
It's a shame that, somewhere in his mystagogical handstanding, Fresnadillo forgot the real world. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Fresnadillo's film is little more than a gloomy and attenuated Twilight Zone episode, reminiscent of Alex Cox's portentous "The Winner" (1997) without the truly breathtaking conclusion. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Convoluted. Read full review
25
New York PostV.A. Musetto
A convoluted, pointless thriller that wastes the considerable talent of Max von Sydow. Read full review
20
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
The film's a swell way of torturing yourself for 108 minutes. Read full review
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