The Other Side
Film Movement | Release Date: May 20, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
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Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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88
Slant MagazineCarson LundMay 17, 2016
Roberto Minervini's documentary is as quintessentially American a text as one could hope for in today's divided union. Read full review
80
The New York TimesGlenn KennyMay 19, 2016
Whatever genre it belongs to, The Other Side is powerful and disturbing. Read full review
80
The GuardianNigel M SmithMay 17, 2016
His fly on the wall approach never feels exploitative – in instances, it yields surprising empathy. In spite of his characters’ actions, Minervini miraculously captures traces of profound humanity. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireMay 20, 2016
If it were possible to splice the DNA of William Faulkner and John Cassavetes, the resulting progeny might produce a film like Roberto Minervini’s The Other Side, an immersive, almost harrowingly naturalistic plunge into the lives of marginal Louisianans obsessed with guns, drugs and belligerent resentments. Read full review
70
Screen DailyWendy IdeMay 17, 2016
There is a compassion in this filmmaking that is markedly lacking in America’s attitude towards the people it pushes to its outer fringes. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeMay 17, 2016
Whereas Minervini’s previous pics seemed to radiate a warm empathy toward his subjects — perhaps merely a manifestation of his open-minded curiosity toward the extreme cultural difference he found peering into the less explored corners of Southern culture — The Other Side feels far more shocking in its portrayal. Read full review
67
The Film StageAmanda WaltzMay 17, 2016
Unlike Minervini’s previous outing, which gently unfolded through quiet, unstructured moments, the film feels far more scripted and staged, and, in effect, more shocking and exploitative. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerMay 17, 2016
There are moments when The Other Side seems to traverse into arts-ploitation territory, and it’s ultimately hard to tell if the movie is trying to render its subjects with some humanity or otherwise if it's taking advantage of all these poor, beautiful losers. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorJun 9, 2016
In the end, the power of Minervini’s pseudo-fiction gives way to a much blander version of pseudo-reality. Read full review
50
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlMay 18, 2016
It's all shocking, of course, but it also often looks staged and performed rather than merely observed. Read full review
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