Review of The Past (2013) by Liam Lacey for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) — 24 Jan 2014
For about two-thirds of the film, The Past’s release of information and emotion is almost perfect. Then, in the last third, it begins to feel contrived, as if Farhadi is trying to show a long chain of guilt, and to see how far it will unspool.
The drawn-out revelations feel like overkill, though not enough to spoil what’s very good here.
You can read the full review where it was originally posted online.
This review of The Past (2013) was written by Liam Lacey and published by The Globe and Mail (Toronto) on 24 Jan 2014.
The Past has generally received very positive reviews.
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