Review of Leviathan (2013) by Jessica T — 09 Jun 2014

Abstract and often gruesome documentary about the commercial fishing industry.

This review of Leviathan (2013) was written by Jessica T on 09 Jun 2014.

Leviathan has generally received positive reviews.

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 15 May 2013

there is very little time (if any) spent on actually teaching me anything at all about the hard life of a North Atlantic fisherman…

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By Jules Brenner (885) for Cinema Signals (847) on 23 Apr 2013

I haven't felt this drenched in seawater since my last scuba dive…

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By Sam B (1,226) on 01 Dec 2013

1/5 I couldn't make it past 20 minutes and half of that I couldn't tell what the hell was going on...boring...skip it…

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By Bill Stamets (145) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 15 May 2013

The masterful script deals with telling words…

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By John Hartl (735) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 03 Apr 2013

Gradually you realize you're witnessing a nonlinear entertainment that's setting its own rules, and you'll either go with the flow or take…

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By Richard H (920) on 06 Jan 2014

It really is sick how marine life is killed. The footage is good and truly hard to watch. Horrible human activities at their worst…

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By Irvin C (321) on 03 Jan 2014

Of course, everyone's entitled to an opinion, and I can completely understand why a person might hate this movie…

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By Brian B (2,161) on 25 Nov 2017

Leviathan triumphs as it shows how much a documentary can do in terms of atmosphere…

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By Gordon B (705) on 05 Apr 2013

This is not a movie, a documentary and or an artistic movie this is just camera run until space out the flash card memory…

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By Anton Bitel (1,340) for Grolsch Film Works (64) on 02 Oct 2013

For those who do not carp at the absence of a narrative hook, this synaesthetic ichthyo-apocalypse is oddly angled, intimately scaled and well…

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