Review of Northfork (2003) by Ed Q — 28 Nov 2008

Astounding visuals cannot compensate for the inert narrative and studied performances.

This review of Northfork (2003) was written by Ed Q on 28 Nov 2008.

Northfork has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Ted S (201) on 16 Dec 2008

A film of both stark and lush beauty, though the starkness remains mostly on the surface, and the lushness prevails in the depth of its character…

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By Brian H (1,202) on 12 Jan 2009

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By Nick Dawson (8) for Empire (3,446) on 22 Apr 2009

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By Ross M (648) on 22 Sep 2008

Beautiful looking and with several good performances but too slow, no real direction and a bit too self-consciously surreal…

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By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 25 Oct 2008

With their third film, the Polish brothers find their authorial voice, resulting in a lyrical work whose free-floating Lynchian weirdness coalesces…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 13 Oct 2008

This is very much the bargain that Northfork offers an audience: Buy into the brothers' elegiac meditation on angels, Eden, and the death of…

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