Review of Manderlay (2005) by Ross M — 02 Jul 2011

Inferior sequel to Dogville. Fails to convince.

This review of Manderlay (2005) was written by Ross M on 02 Jul 2011.

Manderlay has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Manderlay

Review of Manderlay (2005)

By Ibraheem H (1) on 17 Jul 2013

Upon watching Dogville one gets great expectations as to how well its sequel would be, I must say Manderlay is a slight disappointment, but…

Read Review

Review of Manderlay (2005)

By Ers . (97) on 15 Aug 2010

As good as dogvill. looking forward to washinton…

Read Review

Review of Manderlay (2005)

By Wrik S (270) on 09 Jul 2010

Almost a decent movie about what a woman ought to do and all the morals in the world, in a theatrical setup…

Read Review

Review of Manderlay (2005)

By Al M (1,263) on 04 Aug 2010

Demasiado obvia, demasiado cansada, demasiado chantajista, poco original... todo eso es cierto…

Read Review

Review of Manderlay (2005)

By John M (4,356) on 22 Jun 2010

I love this style of challenging filmmaking. So going in, I only knew that this was by Lars von Trier and about slavery, but what I didnâ…

Read Review

Review of Manderlay (2005)

By Alfin N (428) on 08 May 2010

Provavelmente o erro foi meu em ir esperando tanto quanto o que vi em Dogville…

Read Review

Review of Manderlay (2005)

By Rolando B (49) on 30 Oct 2009

I really wanted to like this movie more and I think that as an allegory about the invasion of Iraq it works…

Read Review

Review of Manderlay (2005)

By Gianluca C (89) on 16 Nov 2012

Not as awesome as Dogville. Decent and puts in light a new way of seeing things but…

Read Review

Review of Manderlay (2005)

By Parker M (179) on 02 Jul 2011

2.5 Stars out of 4 Lars von Trier's Manderlay is - in every way - a sequel to his 2003's Dogville…

Read Review

Review of Manderlay (2005)

By Khan S (8) on 13 Feb 2013

It holds some hard to swallow truth to it…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009)

By Jane Crowther (96) for Total Film (3,532) on 24 Apr 2009

An undercooked, rapidly unravelling script, low-grade production values (is that the best future costume you have…

Read Review

Review of Whip It (2009)

By Arvinm. (1) on 01 Oct 2009

Whip this in the trash right next to Donnie Darko…

Read Review

Review of Love's Abiding Joy (2006)

By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 10 Oct 2006

Love's Abiding Joy isn't even a film. It's a Hallmark TV movie -- literally -- one that will be shown for free on TV in December…

Read Review

Review of Love Takes Wing (2009)

By Deb J (138) on 27 Apr 2009

Extremely poor period detail, not very well acted with one exception - Cloris Leachman, who rises way above the rest of the film…

Read Review

Review of Gator (1976)

By Richard T. Jameson (72) for Parallax View (176) on 17 Dec 2011

Good-ol'-boy humor is my least favorite form of masculine love-antagonism in the cinema, but even a generous-minded peckerwood ought to weary…

Read Review

Review of Up in the Air (2009)

By Chetb (2) on 31 Jan 2010

Can't believe I wasted $11.75 on this steaming pile of garbage. Clooney doesn't so much act as play himself at his most annoyingly charming…

Read Review

Review of The Blind Side (2009)

By Melissa Anderson (387) for Village Voice (8,525) on 13 Jun 2010

Blind Side the movie peddles the most insidious kind of racism, one in which whiteys are virtuous saviors, coming to the rescue of African-Americans…

Read Review

Review of Invictus (2009)

By Jasonj. (12) on 26 Jan 2010

They cheated and gave the All Blicks food posening. Shame on Cint for making such an untruth…

Read Review

Review of Gentlemen Broncos (2009)

By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 23 Mar 2015

White is cast in this film as a “guardian angel” and adds another level of painful homosexual confusion and stereotyping to the film…

Read Review

Review of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)

By Nick R (843) on 23 Feb 2008

I have to be honest. I did not care for this movie at all…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

Deadpool 2

2018

76%1,635 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Manderlay

2005

66%274 Reviews

French Cancan

1955

76%33 Reviews

Fifty Pills

2006

53%95 Reviews

The Quiet Man

1952

77%565 Reviews

Crawlspace

1986

42%27 Reviews

Burlesque

2010

64%867 Reviews

Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island

1983

67%8 Reviews

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

1964

77%47 Reviews

The Red Violin

1998

75%494 Reviews

The Beast with Five Fingers

1947

62%26 Reviews