Review of Leviathan (2013) by Chip R — 05 Nov 2012

Amazing. Exceptional. Not for the faint of heart.

This review of Leviathan (2013) was written by Chip R on 05 Nov 2012.

Leviathan has generally received positive reviews.

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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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By Sam B (1,226) on 01 Dec 2013

1/5 I couldn't make it past 20 minutes and half of that I couldn't tell what the hell was going on...boring...skip it…

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