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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoAt turns sexy, ultra-violent and sweet, it will infiltrate your brain long after you've seen it.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittDumont's methods are radical, but there's a fascinating method to his seeming cinematic madness.
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe sustained force of Mr. Dumont's vision of existence as a swirl of brute instincts may not be easy to absorb, but it marks him as a major filmmaker.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThis is one of those films in which the Act of Driving becomes a 10-minute statement of high emptiness; Dumont even manages to make sex in the desert boring.
- 50The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyThe latest minimalist provocation from the infuriating but talented French director Bruno Dumont. [12 April 2004, p. 89]
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckUltimately a hollow and pointless exercise.
- 30Los Angeles TimesManohla DargisLos Angeles TimesManohla DargisEmbedded between all the sex and sunlight are some woefully underdeveloped ideas about American militarism and masculinity. Dumont doesn't bother to develop these ideas, principally because he seems to think it's enough to arrange his characters like puppets and tear off their heads.
- 20Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumAlas, the plot eventually takes over, and it's exceptionally ugly and unpleasant.
- 10Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimThe "Humanite" director's Death Valley void is the real "Lost in Translation."
- 10VarietyLisa NesselsonVarietyLisa NesselsonFails to captivate or intrigue at the most basic level.