Suddenly
Empire Pictures Inc. | Release Date: August 27, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
PremiereAlex Kranz
Each new plot point in Suddenly occurs like the title says, but the passage between them is slow, steady, and sure. Read full review
80
VarietyDeborah Young
A delightfully unpredictable sleeper that proves new Argentine cinema really exists, Suddenly, by 26-year-old Diego Lerman, starts scary, moves through deadpan comic and comes out with a whimsical tenderness for its characters. Read full review
80
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
When Suddenly finds its soul in the last half-hour, the title begins to make a lovely sort of sense. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesManohla Dargis
Works its charms slowly but steadily. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Doesn't always succeed -- the premise is hard to believe. Still, it's an unusual and interesting piece of filmmaking. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneAllison Benedikt
At first look, it's a stark and thin story of misguided youth. But give it a week. The girls stay with you, the small moments echo, and you realize that, though this movie doesn't lend itself to a punchy summary, it lends itself to the screen. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
This warm, ultimately poignant film hoes its own row, and proves once again the diversity and vitality of contemporary Argentine film. Read full review
70
Village VoiceDennis Lim
A humane, unassumingly quirky rumination on chance and caprice. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Just when you think it's a violent drama, it turns into a comic road picture, before finally becoming a tender romance. Read full review
60
Film ThreatRich Cline
This isn't a straight-on comedy by a long shot. It's a quirky character study that will make everyone in the audience laugh at different places. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyJon Strickland
The 26-year-old Argentine director Diego Lerman shows a sure hand in his debut, from his contrasty black-and-white compositions to his sly, jumpy edits, reminiscent of Godard. Read full review
60
EmpirePatrick Peters
The action meanders occasionally, but the performances are consistently disarming and Luciano Zito and Diego del Piano’s black-and-white photography complements the mood of ironic melancholy. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Heavily indebted to the early work of Jim Jarmusch, both for its evocative use of black and white and its tone of deadpan quirkiness, Suddenly is typical arthouse fare, long on atmosphere and fine acting but short on urgency and ambition. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleWalter Addiego
It's the work of a very young filmmaker (Lerman is in his late 20s), promising if finally unsatisfying. Read full review
0
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
I can't remember when I last hated an art-house movie as much as this one...Other reviewers have praised the film's alleged quirky humor, but I was repelled by the two heartless creeps who set the story in motion and baffled by the protagonist's fascination with them. Read full review
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