January 17, 2003
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Stine Stengade,
Lars Mikkelsen,
Sven Wollter,
Peaches Latrice Petersen,
Camilla Bendix
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Ole Christian Madsen follows up on his debut Pizza King with this Dogma 95 approved character study of a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown. At the film's outset, Mads (Lars Mikkelsen) dumps hi... read more
DVD Release Date: September 23, 2003
Stats: 19 reviews
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January 17, 2003
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
The film never particularly achieves any depth or resonance and ultimately comes across as a series of wacky, albeit rather disturbing episodes.
January 14, 2003
Laura Sinagra, Village Voice
Despite Kira's Reason's chamber-drama focus, it never achieves [Madsen's] first film's intimacy. Full Review
October 23, 2002
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Tying up the psychological loose ends of a movie that promised so much more, the trite ending subscribes to the bogus therapeutic notion that one good cry and a confession of vulnerability can wipe aw... Full Review
May 29, 2006
Brian Gibson, Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)
An incredibly touching ride along the jilting, jarring ups-and-downs of a deeply, madly loving relationship, where two people never quit trying, and failing, together.
August 8, 2004
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher
[S]tunning... a sometimes painfully intimate peek at a crumbling marriage... Full Review
April 15, 2004
Kent Turner, Film-Forward.com
As [Kira's] actions become more impulsive and her marriage unravels, the film is engagingly unpredictable. Full Review
February 13, 2004
Dan Jardine, Apollo Guide
Its pat finale ill-befits a film that otherwise strives successfully for stark emotional realism. Full Review
May 5, 2003
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
...Stengade's portrayal of a mad housewife is alternately arresting and repelling, the kind of work for which they ought to hand out statues.
March 16, 2003
Kim Williamson, Boxoffice Magazine
Had the film's center been the husband, it would have been more intriguing. Full Review
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