Review of Apocalypto (2006) by David Ansen for Newsweek — 04 Dec 2006
The film is mostly successful in transporting the viewer to another age: the costumes, the body markings, the fierce Mayan masks, all feel right. And keeping the dialogue in subtitles was a smart move.
Even better are the faces, which never fail to fascinate. But for all the anthropological research that went into the movie, what is Apocalypto trying to say?
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This review of Apocalypto (2006) was written by David Ansen and published by Newsweek on 04 Dec 2006.
Apocalypto has generally received very positive reviews.
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