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31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA thoroughly original accomplishment of a high artistic order, Northfork features flawless, spare production design by Ichelle Spitzig and the Polish brothers' father, Del, and cinematographer M. David Mullen's striking images slide effortlessly into Dalí-like Surrealism.
- 90VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasLove it or hate it, Northfork is a cinematic vision (visually and textually) unlike any with which most moviegoers, even arthouse regulars, will be familiar.
- 90The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensThere is nothing quite like this movie, and I'm not altogether sure there is much more to it than its lovely peculiarity. But at a moment when so many films strive to be obvious and interchangeable as possible, it is gratifying to find one that is puzzling, subtle and handmade.
- 90The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinWith their third film, the Polish brothers find their authorial voice, resulting in a lyrical work whose free-floating Lynchian weirdness coalesces into an unexpectedly touching movie.
- 80Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyNorthfork may be doomed, but the Polish brothers and cinematographer M. David Mullen (who worked with the brothers on their previous features, "Twin Falls, Idaho" and "Jackpot") make the place feel like heaven on earth.
- 80Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayIsn't everyone's cup of tea -- as the Polishes admit in a clever bit of critical preemption -- but it possesses an undeniable, haunting grandeur.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe film is meticulously crafted but frustratingly meaningless.
- 38Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowAmerican art movies rarely come fancier or emptier than Northfork, a down-home arabesque made of angel fluff.
- 30Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonIt's just too lost in its own presumed self-enchantment.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleNumbing and inert.