Its plot contrivances beautifully justified by its minimalism.

| Feb 13, 2020

A strangely lyrical tale of addiction and family distance.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 30, 2002

Grips us precisely because its actors are so utterly absorbed in their roles, so unfettered and nakedly expressive.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 14, 2002

An uncompromising family tale, one that's dark but lyrical and moving in its rendering of the ties that bind even the most dysfunctional families, despite valiant efforts to destroy them.

Full Review | Jan 11, 2002

A raw, harrowing film with a streak of dark, sometimes rowdy humor.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Oct 19, 2001

Clean and transparent, with no movie director tricks.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 8, 2001

A little European indie pic that digs down to the roots of its characters, describing people's lives and relationships in ways that resonate with clarity and heart.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 4, 2001

I cannot think of another film that treats so heatedly the range of emotional possibilities between a young woman and her father.

Full Review | Sep 26, 2001

Difficult to watch, but it's also impossible to take your eyes off the screen.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Sep 13, 2001

Moland has again directed Skarsgard into a new frontier of dramatic acting, and what is probably the most nakedly convincing performance of his career.

Full Review | Aug 17, 2001

A ferociously observant study of two characters.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 17, 2001

Intelligent, moving and often beautifully photographed.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 17, 2001

The near-perfect cast has talent to burn.

| Aug 14, 2001