Manderlay
IFC Films | Release Date: January 27, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
6
Negative:
9
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Film ThreatMichael Ferraro
If you hated "Dogville" because of the overage of narration or the length of time it took to finally get to a point, you'll be pleased to know that von Trier has lessened both those elements. With that said, it still has some of the same flaws. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
The film's conceits grow thin and von Trier's mocking, hectoring tone tiresome. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Nothing von Trier presents here, whether real or imagined, is fresh or new. Read full review
40
VarietyTodd McCarthy
The subject being race relations, Manderlay is bound to stir considerable debate in intellectual circles, but given the director's abstract style and use of characters to enact an agenda, it's a discussion that will exclude the general public, who will ignore it as they did "Dogville." Read full review
40
The New YorkerAnthony Lane
In truth, von Trier is not so much a filmmaker as a misanthropic mesmerist, who uses movies to bend the viewer to his humorless will. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesJosh Kun
Trier gets lost in his own rhetoric, forgetting to entertain his flock while raking them over the coals. Read full review
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