Review of Abuse of Weakness (2013) by Ted C — 02 Nov 2014

Starts and ends in the same place and goes nowhere in between.

This review of Abuse of Weakness (2013) was written by Ted C on 02 Nov 2014.

Abuse of Weakness has generally received mixed reviews.

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Abuse Of Weakness is the director’s attempt to account for actions that seem inexplicable, and make the audience understand and sympathize in kind…

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By Keith Uhlich (870) for Time Out (7,510) on 19 Aug 2014

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By Lowbrowcinema (138) on 25 Aug 2014

Isabelle Huppert proves how brilliant she is with an astounding close up that seems to last forever and is truly the greatest moment in ABUSE…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 01 Oct 2014

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By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 19 Jan 2015

Huppert's performance in this film is outstanding. She's so convincing that I thought maybe she actually did suffer a stroke…

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This is a work just as startling and potent as anything she has done to date — a powerful example of art being used to exorcise personal…

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Breillat's self-conscious refusal to establish a realistic basis for this deeply mismatched relationship winds up weakening the film irreparably…

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It was difficult to watch this woman being manipulated so easily into giving large amounts of money to a known con artist…

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By Sara Stewart (700) for New York Post (6,650) on 13 Aug 2014

In Abuse of Weakness, Breillat, notorious for her sexually explicit films, casts the excellent Isabelle Huppert as her avatar, Maud, to tell the tale…

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