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Movie Overview
Cast
• Rip Torn
• Darren E. Burrows
• Dina Korzun
Director
• Ira Sachs
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Forty Shades of Blue (2005)

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OFCS Rating: 55% Rotten
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2/5
"This plodding mood-piece is as emotionally engaging as a paint catalogue."  Channel 4 Film  Anton Bitel

1.5/4
"...a sporadically well-acted curiosity."  Reel Film Reviews  David Nusair

C
"So shallow and abhorrent, one might find themselves trying to think of all the different shades of blue mentioned in the title instead of paying attention to what's going on"  FilmJerk.com  Edward Havens

C+
"A movie so contemplative and internal it makes 'Lost in Translation' look like a Schwarzenegger film."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

1.5/5
"Might just as well be called Forty Shades of Boredom."  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

4/5
"remarkable and challenging"  MovieWeb  Jeremiah Kipp

4/4
"There hasn't been a [Sundance] Grand Jury Prize winner this terrific since Tom Noonan's What Happened Was…"  Slant Magazine  Keith Uhlich

B+
"The magnificent Korzun ... [delivers] a performance of internalized anguish."  Lessons of Darkness  Nick Schager

B+
"A nicely tuned American indie drama in a minor key..."  Seattle Post-Intelligencer  Sean Axmaker

3/4
"A small-scale triumph."  Reel.com  Timothy Knight

4/4
"As messy and exhilarating as life."  Film Freak Central  Walter Chaw

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OFCS Rating: 55% Rotten
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