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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 02 Jun 2009

Those who make an effort to respond to its challenges will find it an absorbing and haunting experience…

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By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 30 May 2009

Egoyan is always in complete control of the material, letting us know details only when he chooses to reveal them and only when it serves the…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 28 May 2009

When all is revealed at the end, it becomes obvious Egoyan has cheated audiences with a batch of fake clues and false paths…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 28 May 2009

When all is revealed at the end, it becomes obvious Egoyan has cheated audiences with a batch of fake clues and false paths…

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By Brian Tallerico (1,600) for Movie Retriever (197) on 21 May 2009

I'm always going to be something of an apologist for a filmmaker like Egoyan, someone so true to his characters and his concepts that he sometimes…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 19 May 2009

Because of the allegorical nature of its people, Adoration never fully brings them to life - especially, and most crucially, Simon and Sabine…

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By Robert Levin (797) for Critic's Notebook (199) on 15 May 2009

Takes a powerful, simple subject and mucks up its exploration with elaborate stylistic complications and moments of pure over direction…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 14 May 2009

Adoration, despite a family resemblance to some of his finest work (The Sweet Hereafter, Ararat), is Egoyan at his worst…

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By Steve Rhodes (1,488) for Internet Reviews (1,487) on 14 May 2009

Writer and director Atom Egoyan is a cinematic master at creating incredibly sad and affecting tone poems to life's morose moments…

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By Peter Sobczynski (1,159) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 13 May 2009

This is one of those films that isn't nearly as interesting as the conversations that it may inspire…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for AV Club (2,778) on 13 May 2009

At a minimum, his new film, Adoration, marks a welcome return to the Egoyan of old, the one who could spin seductive mysteries out of disassembled…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 11 May 2009

the epitome of an Atom Egoyan movie, with its themes of technological influences on human communication and finding the truth amidst family…

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By Nora Lee Mandel (401) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 08 May 2009

After arty flashbacks and brouhaha around larger social issues, slowly, quietly comes down to one family touchingly healing…

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By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 07 May 2009

An intelligent, well-nuanced and provocative drama that maintains its gradual suspense and intrigue throughout…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 07 May 2009

The ideas Egoyan explores test dangerous waters of cowardice and courage, prejudice and forgiveness, and unknowable truths that divide and devastate…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 07 May 2009

Adoration, which hinges on a number of coincidences, contains some really fine performances…

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By Betsy Sharkey (695) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 07 May 2009

There is always a risk with having such a singular focus on a single theme; you might wake up to find the walls of that favored niche are closing…

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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 07 May 2009

Although the intent is clearly to keep us off balance as to what's real, it also unbalances the movie, hampering its ability to build suspense…

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By Kate Taylor (347) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 07 May 2009

Once again, Egoyan has created a film that descends from ideas rather than experience, driven by theme rather than character, and he does both…

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By Bruce Demara (410) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 07 May 2009

Egoyan draws strong performances from the entire cast, including a solid performance from Scott Speedman, sporting a heavy beard, as the uncle…

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