The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear
Icarus Films | Release Date: August 2, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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88
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneAug 5, 2013
It ever so subtly zeros in on the extreme particularities of a remote place to find something universal, or at the very least easily comprehensible about despair. Read full review
80
Village VoiceAaron CutlerAug 6, 2013
The slippages and contradictions between who people are, imagine themselves to be, and present themselves as being inform the structure of Machine, a kind of loose container into which people step and out of which they extract more ideal selves. Read full review
70
NPRTomas HachardAug 9, 2013
If it aims to be an inside story of life in Georgia, a kind of people's history of Georgian youth, this documentary sometimes feels like scattershot vox-pop journalism. Its individual threads resonate strongly, but the larger pattern never comes together; the social tapestry meant to be on display seems, to the end, to have holes in it. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAug 8, 2013
The film produces moments that catch in the throat. Read full review
70
The DissolveJen ChaneyAug 7, 2013
This is a film about people whose stories are still being written, and who, despite their palpable sense of exhaustion, are still seeking healing and hope. There are no Hollywood endings here. That’s just the truth, which Gurchiani has proved she’s committed to capturing. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis HarveyJul 29, 2013
Those already well-versed in Georgia’s recent history will get the most from a series of real-life character sketches occasionally cryptic for their lack of contextualizing explanation. But the docu’s ample human interest and handsome lensing, despite much visual evidence of a struggling economy, will hold interest for most viewers. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfAug 6, 2013
The film captures a few surprising similarities to the West: One dead-eyed club kid says she’s “tired of everything,” while a hopeful young actor seems to be trying out for her own reality show, breaking down in front of her estranged mother. The experiment isn’t more than a slice of life, but at least it’s a generous one. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeJul 29, 2013
As a National Geographic-style pictorial, The Machine is modestly engaging. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinAug 22, 2013
Unfortunately, there's a lack of structure, context and point of view to the largely gray, grim, hardscrabble world presented here. Read full review
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