Review of Tideland (2005) by Adr? — 22 May 2008

Disturbing, haunting, captivating and utterly beautiful*.

This review of Tideland (2005) was written by Adr? on 22 May 2008.

Tideland has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Forrest E (79) on 29 Dec 2012

Gilliam, you Dutch-angling bastard. At the beginning I felt like this movie was going to be good. I was very, very wrong…

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By Luke Goodsell (126) for Empire Magazine Australasia (200) on 16 Nov 2012

Surreal, inspired cinema from Gilliam that refuses to sugar-coat the dark imagination of children…

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By Stephanie G (564) on 03 Jan 2014

It's a masterpiece and one of the finest films I've ever seen I've watched it countless times since it's release, years ago…

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By Sarah G (848) on 28 Jan 2013

Stopped after 45 minutes, should have stopped a lot sooner…

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