It is a mess, cramming in every inflammatory ethnic item on this Canadian-Armenian director's agenda. Egoyan has dedicated so much time and feeling to the historical wounds of his race that the emotion is festering.

| Dec 14, 2017

Because of Egoyan's astute, cool intellectual powers and directorial finesse, the film cannot be quickly dismissed, especially if you're an Egoyan disciple. You do become concerned about the characters . . and the issues. If only you could feel them.

| Mar 17, 2017

A disappointingly convoluted attempt to present the 1915 Armenian genocide through an intergenerational family melodrama.

| Original Score: C | May 4, 2010

Great idea. Execution poor enough to compare it to a Lifetime/Vision온라인카지노추천 Movie of the Week.

| Original Score: C | Jun 21, 2007

Verges on the brilliant and is a much more interesting work than Egoyan's admirable but over-praised The Sweet Hereafter.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 19, 2006

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 27, 2003

[Egoyan is] so careful telling the story of the genocide that much of the film feels cold and didactic, like watching a slide show in a lecture hall.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 7, 2003

One of Egoyan's great pics that in time will grow in stature.

| Original Score: A | Jul 22, 2003

Although not an easy film to follow, I found 'Ararat' worthy of close attention.

| Jul 13, 2003

The movie's flaws ring of underconfidence, as if Egoyan intellectualised its parts until he ended up draining them of power.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 6, 2003

It's not easy to shake or dismiss.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 4, 2003

Exploring the fluid nature of history ... [is] a fascinating conceit, but one Egoyan has trouble executing.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 4, 2003

There's no doubting that this is a highly ambitious and personal project for Egoyan, but it's also one that, next to his best work, feels clumsy and convoluted.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 19, 2003

Ararat feels like a book report

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Mar 19, 2003

Egoyan's movie is too complicated to sustain involvement, and, if you'll excuse a little critical heresy, too intellectually ambitious.

Full Review | Original Score: C | Mar 14, 2003

Atom Egoyan has conjured up a multilayered work that tackles any number of fascinating issues

| Mar 6, 2003

A haunted, bountiful film that demands patience -- and rewards it.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 4, 2003

The work of an artist tormented by his heritage, using his storytelling ability to honor the many faceless victims.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 28, 2003

Impassioned performances and direction make this a riveting recreation of a reprehensible period neglected by historians.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Feb 21, 2003