Review of Leviathan (2013) by Noah N — 10 Jun 2014

Sometimes the visuals are really amazing, sometimes it is incredibly boring.

This review of Leviathan (2013) was written by Noah N on 10 Jun 2014.

Leviathan has generally received positive reviews.

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By Davi L (15) on 23 Jun 2013

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By Jessica T (517) on 09 Jun 2014

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By Dave Calhoun (583) for Time Out (7,510) on 26 Nov 2013

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 15 May 2013

there is very little time (if any) spent on actually teaching me anything at all about the hard life of a North Atlantic fisherman…

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By Richard H (920) on 06 Jan 2014

It really is sick how marine life is killed. The footage is good and truly hard to watch. Horrible human activities at their worst…

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By Phoebe I (3) on 12 Jan 2014

Tedious 'you-are-there' POV of commercial fishing. I couldn't do it after about half an hour…

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By Peter E (305) on 18 Nov 2013

If you put Werner Herzog in charge of Deadliest Catch I imagine the results would be something like Leviathan…

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By Donald J. Levit (489) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 02 Mar 2013

A very little of 'Leviathan' goes a long way, one gets the point, and essentially what are repetitions go overboard and for too many frames…

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