Review of Dust Up (2012) by Orlok W — 16 Feb 2013

Excellent! Funny, wicked violent, and visually compelling.

This review of Dust Up (2012) was written by Orlok W on 16 Feb 2013.

Dust Up has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Nicolas Rapold (488) for The New York Times (9,847) on 25 Oct 2012

Flaunting gross-out violence and cartoonish trappings, Dust Up is the sort of self-impressed tedious effort that many thought had died with…

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By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for PopMatters (2,617) on 28 Feb 2013

an enjoyable little gem that's just too weird to have much of a theatrical run, but is perfect for home viewing…

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By Odin H (1) on 15 Oct 2012

Great film - watched in on Amazon, totally worth the $4…

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By Carl M (496) on 20 Jan 2013

This movie made me howl with laughter , quirky but funny , I have a new action hero now in Jack…

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By Brent C (295) on 30 Nov 2013

This movie kicks MAJOR ass. Gets everything right - much better than Tarantino flicks with the endless, tedious chatter…

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By Chuck Wilson (418) for Village Voice (8,525) on 22 Oct 2012

Billy Jack meets Rob Zombie meets John Waters in this trippy, gory, not-as-fun-as-it-should-be genre mash-up from writer-director Ward Roberts…

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