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By Clayton Dillard (209) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 20 Sep 2014

Superbly acted and sporadically intriguing thriller, yet it has a difficult time locating more stringent meaning and significance beyond its…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 19 Sep 2014

Tense psychological thriller centering on a rivalry between a husband and the man to whom his wife is attracted…

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By Steven Mears (12) for Film Comment Magazine (842) on 14 Sep 2014

The treat is watching [Oscar] Isaac and the magnetic [Viggo] Mortensen enact an Oedipal dance of desperation, their black hearts racing under…

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By Mike D'angelo (730) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 07 Sep 2014

For a first-time director, Amini demonstrates considerable skill both with actors and with the camera, giving the film a pungent balance of…

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By Tony Macklin (521) for tonymacklin.net (414) on 02 Sep 2014

Director Amini juggles the pairs with Hitchcockian aplomb…

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By Clayton Davis (240) for AwardsCircuit.com (450) on 28 Aug 2014

Ambitious, gorgeous, even brave at times, though not always assured, Hossein Amini's beautiful and cautiously constructed thriller is an admirable…

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By Cj Johnson (473) for ABC Radio (Australia) (677) on 29 Jun 2014

It's the locations that give the film its most robust flavour…

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By Matthew Toomey (680) for ABC Radio Brisbane (680) on 28 Jun 2014

We've all got a bit of good in us. We've all got a bit of bad in us. That comes through loud and clear when you get to know these characters…

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 25 Jun 2014

A welcome hark back to the days when mystery films were chiefly the stuff of cinema rather than TV...an absorbing, finely honed adventure…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 25 Jun 2014

This expertly executed adaptation of a second-tier title from esteemed author Patricia Highsmith is all about making a little niggle go a long way…

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By Jake Wilson (570) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 18 Jun 2014

Structurally his script is excellent, condensing the book's plot while retaining its spirit…

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By David Stratton (799) for The Australian (781) on 18 Jun 2014

Amini's handling of this gripping drama makes the film intriguing even when some of the plot developments stretch the boundaries of belief,…

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By Aaron Yap (100) for Flicks.co.nz (982) on 11 Jun 2014

Long-time screenwriter Hossein Amini (Drive) displays a degree of airy, old-fashioned elegance in his first directorial outing…

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By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 10 Jun 2014

A final foot chase - like much before it - attempts to recall classics like The Third Man, yet is successful only in the way that Mortensen's…

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By Matthew Pejkovic (770) for Matt's Movie Reviews (913) on 09 Jun 2014

A tight, stylish, romantic thriller with strong characters and driving plot, The Two Faces of January is the perfect remedy for those who live…

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By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 23 May 2014

It's the three central performances that define this thriller, with the two men as the 'two faces' - the duality that they represent…

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By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 23 May 2014

This is a tale filled with secrets and shadows with all the elements coming together serendipitously - good storytelling, layered performances…

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By Daniel Green (105) for CineVue (2,163) on 20 May 2014

Amini has proven his narrative acumen before and will undoubtedly do so again, but his inaugural stint behind the camera offers only fleeting…

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By Leigh Singer (56) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 18 May 2014

A handsome, engrossing and classy, if not classic, throwback thriller…

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By Dave Calhoun (583) for Time Out (7,510) on 18 May 2014

Dunst handles her sidekick role with a mature ease that’s new to her, but it’s the men you remember: Mortensen in psychological freefall…

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