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By Jake Coyle (526) for The Associated Press (882) on 19 Jun 2018

While the movie isn’t quite as clever as it thinks it is, the Zellners have a sweet, likable sense of humor tinged with tragedy…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 19 Jun 2018

A quirky postmodern Western about sexual politics where whiny men are dominated by a tough woman who doesn't need saving…

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By Tomris Laffly (460) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 19 Jun 2018

Damsel is a worthwhile effort gleefully carried out by a dedicated ensemble—including the impossibly charming Butterscotch (Daisy in real…

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By Michael Gingold (56) for Birth.Movies.Death. (774) on 19 Jun 2018

Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikowska keep this offbeat Western watchable…

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By Richard Brody (868) for New Yorker (1,403) on 17 Jun 2018

The Zellner brothers, David and Nathan, wrote and directed this Western near-parody; though methodically conceived and occasionally tense,…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 16 Jun 2018

Damsel could have joined the ranks of, if not great Western comedies (“Destry Rides Again,” “Support Your Local Sheriff”), at least…

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By Michael Roffman (138) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 06 May 2018

Narratively, the Zellners are always looking to zag, and while that leads to some surprising passages, not all of them are safe…

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By Tiffany Tchobanian (24) for Film Threat (5,156) on 17 Apr 2018

The Zellner Brothers wanted to create something that pokes fun at the genre and mixes things up in a creative and refreshing way…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Variety (12,700) on 11 Apr 2018

Damsel is a comedy of attitude made with the indulgent touch of an art Western…

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By Patrick Gamble (128) for CineVue (2,163) on 01 Apr 2018

Accomplished as the filmmaking is, on a certain level the directors’ good intentions fall flat, resulting in an often clever but fundamentally…

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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for IndieWire (3,631) on 29 Mar 2018

The downside to the Zellners’ uncompromising approach is that they sometimes hold an inspired moment for too long…

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By Sarah Ward (538) for Goethe-Institute Australien Magazine (25) on 19 Mar 2018

A delight that doesn't always get it right, but never needs saving…

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By Jacob Knight (117) for Birth.Movies.Death. (774) on 16 Mar 2018

The Zellners are certainly assembling an oeuvre that's distinctly their own, utterly unafraid to veer off the beaten path to their quirky characters…

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By Natalie Mokry (11) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 15 Mar 2018

The film overall is a fun tale if you're not a die-hard traditional Western fan…

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By Nick Roddick (15) for London Evening Standard (2,015) on 23 Feb 2018

Damsel manages to import any number of modern notions into a surprisingly traditional western structure, recognising the appeal of the genre…

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By Steve Macfarlane (121) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 20 Feb 2018

It's well established by now that the mythic Old West was always a trope written and controlled by men, and that there's really no bottom to…

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By Gus Edgar (19) for Film Inquiry (1,269) on 20 Feb 2018

Pattinson is committed, a goofy screw-loose role proving his range, but the film's stabs at satire fold back on itself, and its humor is desperately…

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By Stefan Pape (613) for HeyUGuys (1,461) on 20 Feb 2018

Mia Wasikowska and Robert Pattinson are seemingly having a lot of fun on this project, and in turn, so are we…

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By Tim Robey (1,578) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 19 Feb 2018

What kept me smiling right through this overturned odyssey is that the men in it aren’t brave pioneers or scary outlaws or any such thing…

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By A.a. Dowd (854) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 17 Feb 2018

With Damsel, the Zellners have made a kind of artisanal thrift-shop approximation of a Western…

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