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(1 - 14) of 14 OFCS Rating: 64% Fresh Page   1   D "Martel is determined to make an impressionistic film out of miniscule moments, fragmented sounds, and fleeting images—so miniscule, fragmented, and fleeting they never cohere."   AboutFilm.com   Carlo Cavagna 2.5/5 "what should have been a religious experience comes off more like a botched coming-of-age tale with some pungent atmospherics."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Barsanti A "Martel's distinctive and fascinatingly innovative style warrants her being considered as an auteur."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz "With its themes of good and evil and their mix, 'The Holy Girl' is provocative, if maddeningly paced."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Donald J. Levit 3/4 "Martel can't exactly be called a horror film director, but I can't think of another filmmaker currently working in the genre with her knack for tension."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez 5/5 "Quien haya visto La Ciénaga reconocerá en La Niña Santa su manera de mirar y revelar la naturaleza humana desde la pequeñez y la aparente intrascendencia de momentos banales."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio C "The subtly sinister atmosphere is certainly striking...but the story is so fragmentary and allusive that trying to make much sense of it is rather like grasping at smoke."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 4/5 "The Holy Girl explores the difficulties adolescents and older men have in dealing with the most powerful energy source in the world -- their own sexuality. "   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 7/10 "...at once humane, encompassing every shade of gray, and bracingly cold-eyed in its assessment of human endeavor."   All Movie Guide   Josh Ralske "A slow, uninteresting, uninspired and most of all, uninvolved piece of work"   Monsters At Play   Lawrence P. Raffel 2/5 "In stripping her potentially lurid material of salacious appeal, Martel also makes it murky and oddly arid, a mind-numbing exercise rather than an experience."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 3.5/5 "Almost dreamlike in its examination of obsession, sexual awakening and redemption."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 7/10 Read review   Movie Gazette   Anton Bitel  (1 - 14) of 14 OFCS Rating: 64% Fresh Page   1