Review of Concussion (2013) by Tracy F — 05 Feb 2014

So much lady love and grey tones of loneliness.

This review of Concussion (2013) was written by Tracy F on 05 Feb 2014.

Concussion has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Heather M (2,904) on 09 Feb 2014

I am not sure what the exact intent of this story was, but it was a waste of my time…

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By Lee M (4,001) on 25 Jan 2014

A criminally ignored film that should've at least garnered many a best actress nod, for Robin Weigert, in more than a few of the award-fests…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 05 Dec 2013

Unfortunately, Passon can't seem to figure out her own protagonist; there are plenty of sexual climaxes here but not much of a narrative one…

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By Amanda H (1,679) on 30 Nov 2014

I sat through ten minutes or so of this and turned it off…

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By Mike Mccahill (552) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 14 May 2014

Passon's film arcs into view as a beguilingly flighted curveball - and, as its protagonist's progress attests, the occasional one of those…

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By Jordon J (666) on 13 Jan 2014

A brilliant exploration of how we sometimes lose ourselves as we grow older and become more settled…

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By Sophie Monks Kaufman (221) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 14 May 2014

A stellar lead turn by Robin Weigert isn't enough to save this staid story of a lesbian call-girl…

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By Simon P (766) on 21 Oct 2014

Intelligent and sexy but a little too safe…

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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 14 Nov 2013

Concussion suffers from a chilly detachment that feels all too clinical, when all we want, like Abby, is connection…

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