Meet the Fokkens
Kino Lorber | Release Date: August 10, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
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Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
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2
Negative:
0
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88
Slant MagazineJoseph Jon LanthierAug 6, 2012
Few recent studies of commercialized sex have been character profiles, so Rob Schröder and Gabrielle Provaas's documentary is an unusual and welcome polemic. Read full review
80
VarietyRonnie ScheibAug 8, 2012
Rob Schroder and Gabrielle Provaas' raunchy, hilariously uninhibited documentary should wow arthouse audiences. Read full review
80
Time OutEric HynesAug 7, 2012
Truthfully, watching septuagenarian whores spank mildly titillated johns and test-drive sex toys has never seemed so ho-hum - or so oddly familiar. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenDec 14, 2012
Despite the occasional stumble, the doc never falls, thanks to the sheer strength of its subjects' undaunted and indomitable character. Read full review
75
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeAug 10, 2012
It's an uneasy tonal mix that wants to have it both ways - this is a difficult way to pay the rent, but look at how charming the Fokkens are. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayAug 8, 2012
Ultimately, Meet The Fokkens isn't a documentary about elderly hookers; it's about two women forced into a hard life by circumstance, who tried to make the best of their situation, and are trying still. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeAug 8, 2012
Warm-hearted and entertaining, if more sad than its quirky premise suggests. Read full review
70
Village VoiceChris PackhamAug 7, 2012
Directors Rob Schröder and Gabrielle Provaas capture some un-pretty details of spankings, HJs, and dominance scenarios, but the film is about two old ladies, still cackling despite the sadness that trailed in the wake of the lives into which they were forced. Read full review
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New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanAug 9, 2012
What we really want is to get to know them. Instead, the film too-aptly reflects life in their line of work: brief interludes rather than intimate soul-baring. That's a shame, since there can't be that many 70-year-old identical twin prostitutes with a 50-year history in the business. Read full review
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The New York TimesManohla DargisAug 7, 2012
Why the sisters felt that prostitution was their best alternative remains unclear, either because they aren't interested in revealing that part of themselves, or the filmmakers didn't know how to get them to talk. Or maybe Ms. Provaas and Mr. Schroder weren't interested, for political or personal reasons, in making what, despite the laughter, they ended up with: another sad story about whores. Read full review
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