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The Life Before Her Eyes (2007) - Movie Reviews - Page 27 of 28

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By Jess C (233) on 19 Apr 2008

Very compelling/gripping. Wasn't sure what was happeneing-had to ask my son(Janusz) to explain it afterwards…

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By Nathania Y (4) on 19 Apr 2008

Is it possible to enjoy a film even if you don't understand the ending…

Review of The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 17 Apr 2008

What began as tragedy ends as mere sleight -- and turns a trusting audience into dupes…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 17 Apr 2008

An overwrought and patently offensive anti- abortion drama from the director of the accomplished House of Sand and Fog…

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By Joe Neumaier (1,294) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 17 Apr 2008

What this heavy-handed film mainly has to endure is a clunky story structure and an ending that wasn't original when it was seen four decades…

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By Glenn Whipp (553) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 17 Apr 2008

[Director] Perelman applies a rigorous visual beauty to this thin gimmick of a movie…

Review of The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 17 Apr 2008

Perelman's ambition...is admirable; he's obviously trying to tell this story in a distinctive and challenging way....Unfortunately, he doesn't…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for New York Times (5,786) on 17 Apr 2008

Tidy, predictable, excruciatingly fussy in its details and lacking the tiniest glimmer of humor, The Life Before Her Eyes contradicts the director’s…

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for TV Guide (1,527) on 17 Apr 2008

It's sad to see such subtle, wrenchingly emotional work expended on such trifling material…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for BrianOrndorf.com (1,055) on 16 Apr 2008

The roles are superbly realized by Wood and Thurman, but the real backbone of the picture is Perelman, who takes great care to weave the small…

Review of The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheFilmFile.com (2,314) on 16 Apr 2008

Paints a compelling and thought-provoking picture of not only school violence, but violence in general, and the trickle-down effect that a…

Review of The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for AV Club (2,778) on 16 Apr 2008

Perelman's follow-up, The Life Before Her Eyes, finds him clumsily trying to outdo M. Night Shyamalan…

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By Rafer Guzman (1,080) for Newsday (2,345) on 16 Apr 2008

Director Vadim Perelman blends two powerful performances into a seamless whole, giving equal time to the dreamy sensuality of adolescence and…

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By Ella Taylor (978) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 16 Apr 2008

Moviegoers may mistake The Life Before Her Eyes for an unduly long L'Oreal commercial featuring softly lit film stars moving languidly with…

Review of The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

By Joshua Land (46) for Time Out (7,510) on 16 Apr 2008

Building up to what's supposed to be a serious moral dilemma, the noisy final act borders on incoherence…

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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 14 Apr 2008

Gorgeous, haunting and thought-provoking ... a solid sophomore effort from Perelman despite its potentially frustrating pace…

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By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 14 Apr 2008

One only wonders whether distributor Magnolia Pictures and Perelman's cast and crew grasp the film's undisguised misogyny…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine/Vulture (3,519) on 13 Apr 2008

In a vile-movie competition between Michael Haneke’s Funny Games and Vadim Perelman’s The Life Before Her Eyes, Haneke’s film would win--but…

Review of The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

By Bruce B (1,130) on 13 Apr 2008

Occurrence at Owl Creek High. A hell of a lot better than HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG, thank god…

Review of The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

By Allison G (38) on 13 Apr 2008

One star for Evan Rachel Wood, one star for Eva Amurri…

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