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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for New York Times (5,786) on 24 Aug 2011

There is something remarkable - you might even say miraculous - about the way Higher Ground makes its gentle, thoughtful way across the burned-over…

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By Richard Corliss (1,032) for TIME Magazine (1,130) on 24 Aug 2011

As director, Farmiga is a strong believer in cinematic democracy, allowing the other actors to seize the center of the action and the frame…

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By Michelle Orange (458) for Movieline (883) on 24 Aug 2011

Farmiga closes in on moments that express mood and character so lightly and perceptively that you don't notice them gently - sometimes too…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 24 Aug 2011

Farmiga never seems to strike a false note in any role, but this is perhaps her most reflective and multi-layered performance…

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By Tasha Robinson (753) for AV Club (2,778) on 24 Aug 2011

At times, Higher Ground feels like a lower-stakes Welcome To The Dollhouse for adults: It's a systematically built portrait of disappointment…

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 23 Aug 2011

Funny and heartbreaking, this is a movie that would have made the '80s-era Jonathan Demme, attuned to American anxieties, blush with pride…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 23 Aug 2011

Higher Ground breaks crucial, sacred ground in American moviemaking…

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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for Indiewire (3,631) on 23 Aug 2011

An earnest, sometimes bland and unsophisticated look at Corinne's undulating relationship to spirituality in general and Christian dogma in…

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By Ray Greene (127) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 23 Aug 2011

Higher Ground is a weird film with some very nice moments, but its odd and offbeat combination of comic touches, serious spiritual subject…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 23 Aug 2011

It's a refreshingly honest and uncynical examination of Christian faith, viewed through the eyes of a believer who's as sincere about her faith…

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By Melissa Anderson (387) for Village Voice (8,525) on 22 Aug 2011

Even with her beatific face (the actress looks like one of Parmigianino's Madonnas), Farmiga is never wholly believable as a woman shaken by…

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By James Rocchi (1,075) for MSN Movies (470) on 22 Aug 2011

Even at its most clumsy, Farmiga's directorial debut makes you look forward to her next effort from behind the camera…

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By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 22 Aug 2011

Higher Ground probably sounds rather somber, but Farmiga also deftly conveys the absurdity of Corinne's predicament…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Variety (12,700) on 21 Aug 2011

A satirical yet sensitive portrait of life in an evangelical Christian community, Higher Ground marks a startlingly bold directing debut for…

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By Anthony Lane (1,079) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 21 Aug 2011

You could argue that the film is too wrenching a departure for an actress as earthy as Farmiga, but that, I suspect, is why she took the risk…

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By Bill Weber (150) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 21 Aug 2011

Lacking both spiritual and narrative spark, Vera Farmiga's directorial debut suffers from her flat performance and a moribund, weirdly sex-joke-spiked…

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By Kirk Honeycutt (1,481) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 19 Aug 2011

The film is a deft, graceful and often poignant story of a woman's quest to find her own identity and a spiritual sanctuary that will give…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 17 Aug 2011

A spiritual drama that challenges viewers to map their own journey of faith, asking questions, having doubts, and seeking a closer connection…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 16 Aug 2011

Vera Farmiga is as great a director as she is an actress in this tale of a fundamental Christian who has doubts…

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