Review of Upstream Color (2013) by Danlikesbikes S — 02 May 2013

Kind of stressful but definitely beautiful.

This review of Upstream Color (2013) was written by Danlikesbikes S on 02 May 2013.

Upstream Color has generally received positive reviews.

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By Tim G (1,197) on 15 Nov 2016

I very much like the story and the interconnected pigs and people, but the storytelling style/cinematography, while skilled, is not my taste…

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By Alexbako (2) on 31 May 2017

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By Jeff R (513) on 20 Aug 2016

Exposes accepts and embraces the inscrutability of our existence - while not losing the ability to be amazed and in awe of it…

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By Shawn H (224) on 23 Mar 2016

3/5 Certainly a challenge, whether you like it or not. I did not…

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By Aaron F (285) on 12 Oct 2016

Horrible film. Save your time and skip this movie…

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By Doomcritic (2) on 06 Apr 2018

I could try to describe my thoughts about this film, but the Wikipedia page does a far better job at explaining what is actually going on…

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By Renovatia (17) on 11 Oct 2016

Warning, this review will be very critical so read at your own discretion…

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