The Return
Kino International | Release Date: February 6, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
26
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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60
Film ThreatStaff (Not credited)
With exceptional performances and extraordinary imagery, Zvyagintsev has fashioned a remarkable first feature. Read full review
50
The New RepublicStanley Kauffmann
Still, it never quite realizes the oneiric quality because, paradoxically, of its best achievement--the performances of the two boys. They are vital, insistent. Their beings contradict the dreaminess and make us ask the questions mentioned above. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleCarla Meyer
A tense, expertly acted Russian film clouded by its intentional ambiguity. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Strip away the portentous style and lush views of nature in The Return and all you've got is a slender nightmare of a family gone haywire in an outing that turns into survival camp. Read full review
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