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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickHolds less water as a mystery because its plot holes - and choppy pacing - make it seem as disconnected from reality as its hero. But Jackson is so frighteningly effective, and affecting, as Romulus that you're sucked in anyway.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeySo suggestively atmospheric is Amelia Vincent's cinematography and Robin Standefer's art direction that mood -- and of course Jackson's performance -- sustains the movie.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThere is pleasure in giving oneself up to the gusty swirls of the film's imagery, and especially to the handsome grandeur of its star.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe movie loses its magic by the time the solution is revealed.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghOverall it's a frustratingly uneven movie, delicate at one moment and bluntly obvious the next.
- 40Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAs impressive as Jackson is and as thought-provoking as director Kasi Lemmons' movie is, it's ultimately satisfying neither as a genre piece nor as an art film.
- 30Film.comRobert HortonFilm.comRobert HortonIt may have a good liberal conscience, and genuine sympathy for the rare perspective of a homeless person, but this movie is a fundamentally sentimental exercise.
- 30Chicago ReaderReece PendletonChicago ReaderReece PendletonKasi Lemmons directed this tepid thriller, whose only genuinely creepy aspect is its cavalier and uninformed use of mental illness and classical music to heighten the meager suspense.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannA wildly implausible thriller.
- 10Village VoiceAmy TaubinVillage VoiceAmy TaubinValentine isn't exploitative or trendy in the manner of so many indie films. Rather, it seems like the kind of art film that might have been dreamed up by a feverish high schooler.