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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 07 Nov 2013

It's admirable and even memorable, in its moody fashion, thanks to Roman Vasyanov's richly textured cinematography — he's a shooter to keep…

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By Frank Lovece (341) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 07 Nov 2013

The Motel Life -- no relation to the same name-brand -- ultimately accomplishes the tricky task of painting the believable lives of two marginal…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for RedEye (906) on 07 Nov 2013

Fits snugly into the moody nook that film festivals save for forgettable downers with recognizable faces…

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By Curtis Woloschuk (51) for Willamette Week (516) on 07 Nov 2013

The Motel Life fulfills its modest ambitions, mining glimmers of muted beauty from these brothers' otherwise bleak existences…

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By Travis Hopson (923) for Examiner.com (1,617) on 06 Nov 2013

The Motel Life is a contemplative, meaningful story about brotherly devotion and redemption, and it's one of the year's great surprises…

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By Mike D'angelo (730) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 06 Nov 2013

What is successful, and suggests a promising future for the Polsky brothers as directors, is the film’s central relationship, which never…

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By Zachary Wigon (46) for Village Voice (8,525) on 05 Nov 2013

The Motel Life too often revisits the same emotions and sentiments, leaving us with a portrait that feels frustratingly simple…

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By Jamie S. Rich (140) for Oregonian (1,550) on 04 Nov 2013

Hirsch gives a finely tuned performance, almost absent of technique or self-consciousness, which dovetails nicely with Dorff's more expressive,…

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