Picturesque European locations, a mystery whose successive folds will be uncovered by Faith's ex-boyfriend (Christopher Eccleston, in a ratty wig he will have to live down for years), and some heavily psychological sermonizing.

Full Review | Dec 9, 2002

A credible portrait of an era, and draws in its tensions and conflicts with quite some power.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 16, 2001

Strangely dispassionate and uncommitted for a movie about passionate commitment.

Full Review | Feb 16, 2001

A movie for people who are so sensitive they barely notice the feelings of others or what's going on in the world.

| Feb 12, 2001

Never finds a rhythm it's comfortable with, nor much to say that's not been said before.

| Feb 7, 2001

The film is overnarrated and in spots overwritten, but Brooks ... does well with actors, and he has coaxed an extraordinary performance out of the young Jordana Brewster.

Full Review | Feb 7, 2001

Part beautifully shot European travelogue and part moving exploration of the darker side of the hippie era's rabid idealism.

| Feb 7, 2001

A woefully tame and pallid affair.

Full Review | Feb 7, 2001

A weak coming-of-age story, an unintriguing mystery, a flaccid romance, and period piece that barely evokes its period.

Full Review | Feb 2, 2001

Movie hits one note and holds it for 90-odd minutes.

| Feb 2, 2001

The Invisible Circus ... doesn't so much illuminate Phoebe's confusion as share it.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Feb 2, 2001

Another murky film about the 1970s that's watchable mostly for its cast rather than the story.

Full Review | Feb 2, 2001

This sort of material probably would fare better in the hands of an inexperienced novelist -- who has more of an opportunity to explore inner states -- than an inexperienced filmmaker.

| Feb 2, 2001

When flashbacks tease us with bits of information, it has to be done well, or we feel toyed with. Here the mystery is solved by stomping in thick-soled narrative boots through the squishy marsh of contrivance.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Feb 2, 2001

A fatally insubstantial film.

Full Review | Feb 2, 2001

It's a dull, dim flick.

Full Review | Feb 1, 2001

Everything must pass through the filter of Phoebe, who is basically inexpressive and unlikable.

Full Review | Feb 1, 2001

Unfortunately, Brewster is really the only reason to catch The Invisible Circus.

Full Review | Feb 1, 2001

The sisters cut to the heart.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 1, 2001

It's not bad; it's just completely inconsequential.

Full Review | Feb 1, 2001