The Town Is Quiet
New Yorker Films | Release Date: October 26, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
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Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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90
VarietyDavid Stratton
Guediguian's seemingly sprawling but in fact quite precise picture takes a while to establish itself, but is eventually rewarding viewing. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Intimate and human yet deeply ambitious, a powerhouse of a film made with a disturbing vision. Read full review
90
The New York TimesStephen Holden
You are left with an overall impression of a movie so full of life that it is almost bursting at the seams. Read full review
83
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Fumbling characters find that survival is not a matter of economics alone, it's also a matter of hope. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
Leaves you reeling from the force of the humanity it captures and -- in its own gut-wrenching way -- honors. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
An audacious film, set in contemporary Marseille. Read full review
63
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
The sense of loneliness and disaffection makes its effect. Guédiguian offers no answers, and the hope he supplies is almost surreal. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMark Caro
The movie may not be as toxic and ultimately hopeless as Todd Solondz's "Happiness," but it also fails to find humor, dark or light, in anything. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Intermittently compelling drama.
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