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By Frank S (204) on 22 Nov 2009

I'm not sure how I feel about the other two, but Tarra Riggs's performance is one for the ages…

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By Amy W (351) on 19 Nov 2009

Quietly compelling, well acted, and impressively shot, Ballast utilises a minimalist form to consider the insular nature of grief and depression…

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By Bonnie C (239) on 12 Nov 2009

4.0/10 Ballast, for all it's minimalistic beauty, maintains a steady somber mood but forgets to invest in little things like, say, a plot…

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By Ty L (84) on 11 Nov 2009

A strong indie about quiet and tortured lives brought together by tragedy…

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By Bill A (131) on 11 Nov 2009

Quiet and loud - two words that come to mind when I think of this film…

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By Eric R (1,431) on 10 Nov 2009

What an incredible film. Lance Hammer has such a great sense of real human emotion and it is perfectly displayed throughout this film…

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By Corey C (511) on 10 Nov 2009

If you're a fan of David Gordon Green or the Dardenne brothers, you should see this right now. Amazing cinematography…

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By Noel Murray (1,901) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 05 Oct 2009

Hammer has a nice eye, and his premise develops engagingly in the final half hour, as he raises provocative questions about whether one man…

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By Robert Koehler (477) for Variety (12,700) on 25 Aug 2009

A rock-ribbed sense of committed, personal cinema and a core belief in people being able to pull themselves out of misery supports Ballast,…

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By Kirk Honeycutt (1,481) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 02 Aug 2009

Working with non-pro actors, Hammer pulls authentic performances from the trio that are at times almost too painful to witness…

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By Jenn T (562) on 27 May 2009

The best movie you didn't see last year! Well, neither did I, but still…

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By Atlas O (68) on 26 Feb 2009

Haunting film with incredible cinematography…

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By Eric G (1,155) on 24 Feb 2009

Keywords: Suicide. Silence. Shakey-cam. Crack. Wolf-dog…

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By Duane Dudek (861) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 20 Feb 2009

Has the sparse purity of barren trees and the brutal intimacy of a broken vow…

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By Umi B (14) on 17 Feb 2009

Beautiful movie! Carefully crafted, but so natural and free of movie fingerprints…

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By Patrick S (1,063) on 06 Feb 2009

The story is incredibly boring, but it's one of those movies you have to appreciate for its ability to immerse the viewer in a completely foreign…

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By Jared A (308) on 17 Jan 2009

Exceptionally powerful. One of the best films of 2008…

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By Don M (243) on 12 Jan 2009

Paints a real picture of what life could be like in the Mississippi Delta…

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By F Clark W (38) on 12 Jan 2009

This is a first rate film that creates a specific sense of place, so much so that the place almost becomes a character in the film…

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By Private U (13,627) on 11 Jan 2009

Rather well made, plus bonus dog points…

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