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Review of Wisconsin Death Trip (1999) by Jeff Q — 12 May 2009

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I saw this with a friend who found it too disturbing to watch on grass. However I thuroughly reccommend this. Picture the most fucked up town, then picture the documentary...

This review of Wisconsin Death Trip (1999) was written by Jeff Q on 12 May 2009.

Wisconsin Death Trip has generally received mixed reviews.

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By John S (2,711) on 04 Sep 2007

I found it a bit dull, not the best doc ive ever seen but the stories are good. Should be made into a film…

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By Kendra M (41) on 29 May 2007

Its a fucked up docu-drama that tell the story of little black falls wisconsin and how that whole town goes crazy…

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By Jack Mathews (1,044) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 03 Mar 2014

Marsh's film alludes to the poor economy of the former mining town but has little else to say about potential causes or motivation…

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By Niina D (14) on 10 Mar 2009

Quite a place that Black River Falls... Very interesting film. The traditional Finnish singing took me by surprise…

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By Ross W (258) on 06 Feb 2010

Murder, suicide, disease, insanity, and a shitload of broken windows. That seals it, I'm moving to Black River Falls…

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By Andy S (1,590) on 01 Jan 2008

One of those films that sits neglected on the rental shelves...i think this movie develops an interesting thought process and shows the plight…

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By Amy Taubin (175) for Village Voice (8,525) on 29 Dec 2001

A tricky, empty film adaptation of Michael Lesy's overrated 1973 book of the same name…

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By Justin W (775) on 16 Jun 2008

I saw this in seattle while hoping for a good ol' slasher flick set in my home state...what I got was completely different, but not enough…

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By Chris B (2,902) on 30 May 2007

The cinematography is gorgeous, especially considering it was made for TV…

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