It's all presented in a detached style that's ultimately much more moving and truthful than any heartstring-slashing weeper. This may be Egoyan's best work yet, and it's surely one of the best films of the year.
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Film.comJohn Hartl
Film.comJohn Hartl
It's the survivors of this tragedy that must make peace with their fate, and the film finally rests with them.
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Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
This is one of the best films of the year, an unflinching lament for the human condition.
The chronological looseness is part of the pleasure of the piece, which magically reassembles in the last reel into something strong, lucid and compellingly powerful.