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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Film ThreatRon WellsFilm ThreatRon WellsMore "Heat" than "Eraserhead". It's all good. Just don't be disappointed if it's not what you were expecting. Try to enjoy this for what it is.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe promise of a stylish psychological thriller is squandered in Camera Obscura, which lapses into an ordinary, wearying tale of a nice guy in over his head with ruthless criminals.
- 40L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertL.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertSarkissian's script is both overwrought and undercooked, crammed with floridly senseless speeches.
- 40VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerUnable to blend artfilm with psychological thriller, writer-director Hamlet Sarkissian makes something opaque indeed out of Camera Obscura.
- 30Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAn L.A. neo-noir raised to an insufferable degree of artiness.