Review of Storytelling (2001) by Patrick B — 30 Mar 2008

INTENSE! AND DISTURBING! What do you excpect its Todd Solondz!

This review of Storytelling (2001) was written by Patrick B on 30 Mar 2008.

Storytelling has generally received positive reviews.

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By Dan O (462) on 01 May 2013

A film of brutal, unblinking honesty from Todd Solondz…

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By Rob Nelson (320) for City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul (157) on 20 Aug 2009

Solondz has finally brought his critics into the frame, if only in an attempt to subject them to the same torture as everyone else…

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By Thomas E (234) on 17 Aug 2013

Famous arthouse director wannabe Solondz goes out of his way to depict human misery and magnificently fails…

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By Lauri M (238) on 23 Feb 2010

A great ride through the world of selfish, egotistical and oblivious people…

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By Michael M (3,845) on 16 Jan 2011

Probably the most cynical movie ever made. Hard to watch…

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By Dan L (903) on 08 Mar 2010

Another Solondz exercise in awkward awfulness. Concise, wry and grim. I'm not sure I liked it, but I thought it was pretty good…

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By Robert D (1,551) on 13 Jan 2010

A self-reflexive film where Solondz confronts his critics about tackling taboo subject matter and issues of mean-spiritedness and exploitation…

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By Bill W (569) on 18 Nov 2009

Todd Solondz is easily one of the most emotionally challenging filmmakers working today…

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By Steven M (1,153) on 15 May 2010

Most people seem to think the second section of the film is the more successful. I prefer the shorter, sharper opening story…

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By Bill S (2,971) on 09 Jun 2015

Mean spirited but well made morality stories…

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