Review of The East (2013) by A.o. Scott for The New York Times — 29 May 2013
It may be asking too much of The East — which is, after all, a twisty, breathless genre film — to wish that it would frame the contradictions of contemporary capitalism more rigorously. The movie is aware that they exist, and wishes that they could be resolved more or less happily, which is hard to argue with, though also hard to believe.
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This review of The East (2013) was written by A.o. Scott and published by The New York Times on 29 May 2013.
The East has generally received positive reviews.
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