Review of Laurel Canyon (2003) by Demetrios M — 01 Aug 2012

Relationships and performances are very strong in this film. Does it really tell us anything? Not really.

This review of Laurel Canyon (2003) was written by Demetrios M on 01 Aug 2012.

Laurel Canyon has generally received positive reviews.

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 18 Apr 2017

The story is less a sustained narrative than a series of scenes…

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By Maya A (29) on 29 Mar 2010

Favorite scene is when Christian Bale is in the car with his crush and tell each other what they want to do to each other. HOT…

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By Michael Sragow (1,413) for Baltimore Sun (1,823) on 15 Jan 2011

The performers are all keen at expressing different variations on uptightness and with-itness. And McDormand is sensational…

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By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 27 Mar 2012

McDormand has never been better, but all the performances are interestingly nuanced, including Natascha McElhone's as one of Bale's fellow…

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By Jack Mathews (1,044) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 17 Mar 2017

An underdevelopment of a bad idea that is entertaining, so far as it is, because of McDormand's totally unselfconscious performance…

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By Anthony Lane (1,079) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 14 Apr 2012

Cholodenko and her actors pull it off; the performances here are like a wary ballet, ruled as much by the mysterious magnetic attractions and…

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By Philip C (419) on 25 May 2010

The film showcases five attractive and incredibly talented leads (Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale, Frances McDormand, Alessandro Nivola and…

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By August M (90) on 28 Feb 2015

Not without it's issues, but Frances McDormand is effortlessly flawless and it's worth it just to see her…

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By Rose R (136) on 01 Mar 2010

Lovelyyyyy nice sexy stars with powerfull performances & theres a thing about doctors,obsessions,affair,instinct to try new ways & conflict…

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By Samantha S (1,257) on 17 Jan 2015

Christian Bale is criminally underused in this movie, which is empowered strictly by the skill of Frances McDormand…

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