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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…

Review of The Motel Life (2013)

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…

Review of The Motel Life (2013)

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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