Review of Leviathan (2014) by Carlos D — 03 Feb 2015

Carefully crafted in its small details, this drama becomes an inmense story of epic humane proportions.

This review of Leviathan (2014) was written by Carlos D on 03 Feb 2015.

Leviathan has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Peter Labuza (22) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 05 Jun 2016

Zvyagintsev has craftedLeviathan with the most sublimated of directing, letting each scene play out with a quiet, methodic use of pace and…

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By Tony D (457) on 19 Dec 2015

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By Blake Williams (19) for Cinema Scope (405) on 17 Nov 2017

The dumbest thing about Andrey Zvyagintsev's new snoozer, Leviathan, is his commitment to that title…

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By Hannah Brown (91) for Jerusalem Post (83) on 21 Mar 2016

You might assume it is one of those ponderous, overlong and overly symbolic films that are annoyingly commonplace on the film festival circuit…

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By Joe Bendel (106) for Epoch Times (337) on 21 May 2016

Leviathan has the form of a parable, the soul of a Russian tragedy, and the moral outrage of a j'accuse…

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By Maksim B (511) on 22 Nov 2015

It starts off like 'You've been Trumped' and is gripping. As it slowly unfolds you expect some sort of a twist but it just falls a bit flat…

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By Jluis_001 (2,242) on 05 Sep 2017

Leviathan is not really a 100% accessible film, but it is a film that offers a glimpse of Russian day-to-day people and how their nation maintains…

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By Phil T (505) on 14 Sep 2016

Impeccably made and beautifully acted, this slow but rewarding drama is hard going at times, funny in moments and fascinating in parts…

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By David H (2,838) on 19 Mar 2017

Very atmospheric and aesthetic film, showing the clash that occurs when ones moral framework clashes with the way the system you are in actually…

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