Feels like it could go blow up at any time. It implodes instead, and the meltdown, though visible in one of the final sequences, is still corrosive.
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
It seems at first to be merely a jumble of discordant images ("Freaks" shot by the "Blair Witch" crew) but then, if you stay with it, the pattern emerges from the jumble.
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Korine confirms his reputation as one of today's most experimentally minded filmmakers, helped by an inventive cast including German director Herzog in a surprisingly strong performance as the father.
70
L.A. WeeklyJohn Patterson
L.A. WeeklyJohn Patterson
Looks like no other recent release...certainly rich enough to warrant more than one viewing.
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
I'd never seen anything like it, and can say that I hope to never see anything like it again.
60
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Washington PostDesson Thomson
The stranger and more unusual the characters, and the less they're explained, the better.
30
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
A handheld and grainy exercise in cine-stupefaction...too spastic to connect...the movie just flails the air.
25
New York PostJonathan Foreman
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Sucker bait for the sort of credulous cinast who'll buy anything ugly and boring that looks like it's avant-garde...rancid stew of cheap shocks, sleaze and phony artiness.