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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 07 Feb 2003

A timid template of an indie movie that glides through all the proper turns, sticks up all the appropriate signposts, and never once takes…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 23 Jan 2003

Has the virtue of sincerity but not that of restraint…

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By Hazel-Dawn Dumpert (105) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 23 Jan 2003

This bleak debut feature from writer-directors Alex and Andrew Smith would be all but impossible to sit through if it weren’t for Ryan Gosling…

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By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 11 Jan 2003

First-time filmmakers Andrew and Alex Smith have a potentially intriguing and very different tale, but they consistently shoot themselves in…

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By Cherryl Dawson And Leigh Ann Palone (956) for TheMovieChicks.com (956) on 10 Jan 2003

Sex, alcohol, and the brutality of football. It may seem like a 'guy' movie, but the relationship struggles make this accessible to all audiences…

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By Merle Bertrand (62) for Film Threat (5,156) on 09 Jan 2003

The best thing about The Slaughter Rule -- is that the film refuses to succumb to the temptation of a glorious Hollywood feel-good happy ending…

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By Megan Turner (34) for New York Post (6,650) on 08 Jan 2003

Its focus on the complex relationship between an emotionally wounded youth and the sexually ambiguous older man who mentors him is a welcome…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for New York Times (5,786) on 09 Jul 2002

A bleak, lyrical meditation on the frontier spirit and American machismo and its torments…

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