Lotus Eaters
Phase 4 Films | Release Date: April 5, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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Slant MagazineDiego CostaApr 2, 2013
The free spirit-ness of its characters is certainly mirrored in the film's aesthetic playfulness, but the initial glimmer of Fassbinder-esque expression quickly veers toward Xavier Dolan-grade affectation. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerApr 8, 2013
Less a succinct narrative than a meandering portrait of several ultra-rich, ultra-empty thirtysomethings who waste away their days with sex, drugs and ennui, the film offers a few decent performances captured with New Wave-style visuals, but is not quite the social exposé or melancholic drama it aims to be. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenApr 12, 2013
McGuinness has a commendable grasp of visual textures and rhythms. It will be interesting to see what she does with a stronger story to tell. Here, reaching for dramatic effect, she comes up empty. Read full review
40
The New York TimesAndy WebsterApr 4, 2013
What Lotus Eaters can take pride in are Gareth Munden’s stunning black-and-white cinematography and Ms. Campbell-Hughes, a riveting visual subject suggesting miles of internal depth. She makes this wallow in callow company watchable. Read full review
40
Village VoiceChuck WilsonApr 2, 2013
Lotus Eaters, which McGuinness co-wrote with Brendan Grant, is maddeningly shallow—maybe that's the point—but McGuinness does have talent. Read full review
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Time OutMarley LynchApr 2, 2013
Perhaps the director is trying to show her socialites’ path to finding themselves, but her point ends up as lost as the film’s aimless hedonists; like its characters, Lotus Eaters is a visual treat—and emotionally vapid. Read full review
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VarietyLeslie FelperinApr 8, 2013
Picture has some redeeming features, like its glossy, fashion-shoot-inspired black-and-white look, and a clutch of respectable performances among some very poor ones from the toothsome young cast, but the script is a mess, the characters barely sympathetic. Read full review
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