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By Bryan T (261) on 14 May 2009

I think I was too tired to be watching this film. There was an underlying deep message, but I couldn't hear it, instead I was just annoyed…

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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 Jimmy C (376) on 11 May 2009

Poussé par de super bonne intentions, le film finit à travers le montage qui fait la force d'Egoyan par, à travers ce suspense qui cummule…

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By Pipit C (5) on 09 May 2009

An interesting story made more interesting by the way it is told and even debated within the movie itself…

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By Guillaume M (31) on 09 May 2009

Wow... I really like the parts where they debate stuff. In the end, if there was no religions anywhere, so many problems would be resolves…

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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 Adam C (1,312) on 08 May 2009

Incredibly heavy-handed meditation on terrorism and tolerance. Far less mystery then I expected…

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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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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for New York Times (5,786) on 07 May 2009

A profound and provocative exploration of cultural inheritance, communications technology and the roots and morality of terrorism, the Canadian…

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By Jeff T (375) on 07 May 2009

When terrific filmmakers misfire, they tend to do it hugely…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 06 May 2009

Moody, provocative and intellectually ambitious, Adoration is primed to elicit impassioned discussion among audiences…

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By Chris Cabin (484) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 06 May 2009

Overbearing and muddled... laborious and earnestly weighty…

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