Ivansxtc
Artistic License | Release Date: June 7, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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100
Chicago ReaderTed Shen
Huston's performance is spellbinding. And the naturally lit digital cinematography (by Rose and Ron Forsythe) is both poetic and harrowingly intimate in depicting Ivan's impending death. Read full review
100
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Director Bernard Rose has created a committed, intelligent and fascinating piece of work with no irony about it. Read full review
100
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A remarkable film. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The acting is uneven, but Huston's performance gains eerie intensity as the tale moves from sensationalistic melodrama to humanistic tragedy. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
This cynical film paints a hugely unflattering portrait of life in Hollywood's fast lane. I have no way of knowing exactly how much is exaggeration, but I've got a creepy feeling that the film is closer to the mark than I want to believe. Read full review
70
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Contrived as this may sound, Mr. Rose's updating works surprisingly well. -- the story's sympathetic, tragic sense of the fragility of individual dignity is, if anything, made even more haunting in this version. Read full review
70
New Times (L.A.)David Ehrenstein
Shot on High Definition video, this exceptionally well-made but exceedingly bleak peek at tinseltown would be unbearable were it not for the sympathetic performance of Danny Huston. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
To the degree that ivans xtc. works, it's thanks to Huston's revelatory performance. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Its high-definition video images -- are coated with a convincing sheen of disgust, and Huston's performance is riveting. Read full review
60
Village VoiceDennis Lim
Boldly engineering a collision between tawdry B-movie flamboyance and grandiose spiritual anomie, Rose's film, true to its source material, provides a tenacious demonstration of death as the great equalizer. Read full review
60
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Achieves a certain poignancy through its sensitivity to mortality in a context where illness and death are often thought of primarily in terms of gossip, blown deals and lost money. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
It is both inside-baseball and self-parody, exposing a world that is just as ruthless and shallow as we've been shown it is in films like "The Player" and "Permanent Midnight." Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Not enough to save ivansxtc from, of all things, dullness. Read full review
38
New York PostMegan Lehmann
Behind the glitz, Hollywood is sordid and disgusting. Quelle surprise! Read full review
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