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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 14 May 2014

As an eastern western it's like The Searchers with missing GPS. The spectator wants guidance - but may not want it long enough to stay the journey…

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By Steve W (2,154) on 12 May 2014

I didn't like this movie, and do not understand why the critics love it…

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By Kevin Harley (322) for Total Film (3,532) on 12 May 2014

What keeps gratuitousness at bay is Zhangke’s controlled style and empathy for the have-nots…

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By Marvin B (403) on 11 May 2014

Here's a powerful layered story about outrage against corruption and human abuse and the mishaps of four central characters in the midst of…

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By Siobhan Synnot (412) for Scotsman (1,471) on 10 May 2014

This is what Pulp Fiction might have looked like if Bill Douglas had got hold of it…

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By Simon Crook (112) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 10 May 2014

There's more than a nod to King Hu's Touch Of Zen as Zhangke unleashes a four-fisted chunk of ultraviolent fury. Tarantino would approve…

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By Dennis L (533) on 09 May 2014

Tries hard to tell stories of China's corruption and hardship but was just too boring…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 09 May 2014

It's a strikingly shot picture with some genuine dramatic weight, but as an overall piece of understanding, the movie leaves too much obscured,…

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By Alan Bett (21) for The Skinny (809) on 07 May 2014

This major work is cinematic in scope but loses none of the provocative truth that defines Zhangke's oeuvre…

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By Emmanuel B (116) on 18 Apr 2014

Reflects truth about social conflict in China. But slow pace and too many metaphors made me uncomfortable…

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By Ray S (427) on 16 Apr 2014

A very realistic depiction of modern China, which isn't surprising since these are just fictional recreations of real-life events…

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By Katezoe (154) on 16 Apr 2014

Must see film. After seeing it a week ago streaming on NetFlix I am still haunted by it…

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By Matty S (358) on 13 Apr 2014

It is so rare for a filmmaker to change his/her style so dramatically, but Zhang Ke Jia has made a completely unexpected film…

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By Nishlank J (121) on 09 Apr 2014

Courageous and unsparing in its view of contemporary China…

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By Ray Pride (544) for Newcity (539) on 04 Apr 2014

I can't imagine a comparable American movie, militating passionately, lyrically over on the economic inequities of American life. It just isn't done…

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By Frank F (165) on 27 Mar 2014

I thought this was going to be a run of the mill drama, but it is actually an extremely graphic horror film…

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By Carl W (287) on 23 Mar 2014

Jia was a little bit too ambitious to include many recent controversies. But it is a good thing to express his own take on such tragedies…

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By Yuchun W (1) on 23 Mar 2014

Raw and poetic portrayal of the undercurrent of human strife…

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By Austin B (256) on 12 Mar 2014

Oof, a bleak look at life in contemporary china. sprawling, complex, violent. and thoroughly depressing :/…

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By Alfin N (428) on 23 Jan 2014

I liked it. I just didn't get it. Each of the four vignettes that made up the entirety of the film were week written, acted and directed…

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