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(1 - 32) of 32 OFCS Rating: 31% Rotten Page   1   A "Birth is a meticulous film that moves glacially, but holds attention with a Hulk-sized grip for every moment of its running time."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf "Cara Seymour's visceral reaction, amid the film's overwhelmingly somber, ethereal weirdness, is finally believable."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 7/10 "all the best and all the worst things associated with the phrase "art film""   Draxblog Movie Reviews   Dragan Antulov 2.5/4 "Evoking Stanley Kubrick in its slowly spellbinding pacing and meticulous, always unpredictable technical attributes, Birth is a visually sumptuous work."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman C- "The only shocking thing is how a talented filmmaker, working with one incredible cast could end up with a film that equals far less than the sum of its remarkable parts."   FilmJerk.com   Edward Havens 3/5 "Nadie debería ir a ver esta película sin estar dispuesto a sumergirse en un clima extraño, donde conviven el misterio, la sensualidad y la locura."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio C "It takes care and precision to make an audience go along with a premise as peril-fraught as this one, and Birth doesn't quite manage it."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 2/4 "Although slightly exploitative in its provocative skin, Birth is a daring but stylishly sluggish mysterious melodrama that misses its mesmerizing, tawdry mark "   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng C- "Although the picture succeeds in getting under your skin, you're likely to find the sensation more irritating than satisfyingly unnerving."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "Birth is an engrossing psychological drama that starts out as a tale about reincarnation and morphs into a sobering examination of grief."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 1.5/4 "By trying to turn Birth into a thriller, the filmmakers undermine its intriguing issues."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/4 "effective at creating a desolate, haunting atmosphere, an uncanny visual strategy that sustains the film for much longer than it deserves."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 1.5/4 "Blithely confuses a “possession” story, laced with unsavory sexual undertones, for a daring take on Eastern spiritualism."   Slant Magazine   Jay Antani 3/4 "Supports a sense of doom that toes the line of horror and leaves a lingering perception of disquiet."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth "The film fudges the conceit by pulling you back and forth between disbelief and acceptance, planting compelling doubts but contradicting them."   Pajiba   Jeremy C. Fox 7/10 "Definitely the kind of movie you’ll be talking about the rest of the day."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 2/4 "Jonathan Glazer’s direction is splendid, but I couldn’t get over the flawed storytelling."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest 3/5 "Flashes of brilliance which are ultimately squandered."   IGN Movies   Larry Carroll B- "In the context of the film, the scene where Anna and Sean make the rubber ducky blush is perfectly appropriate."   FilmStew.com   Larry Carroll C+ "Birth channels the style and tone of [Buñuel classics] exceptionally well, but ultimately the dramatic resolution is unsatisfying."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer "[H]overs dangerously close to romanticizing pedophilia..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson D "In the middle of a story that lurches from unsettling to preposterous by way of sheer ookiness, there is one moment of sheer, breathtaking bravura."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow D+ "Frustratingly stillborn."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 2/5 "One of those films that is so strangely, off-the-wall awful that collectors of such things may well have a blast watching it."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 3/5 "It's beautifully made and very well-acted, tantalising us with its central mystery even if it's rather mopey and dull."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline A- "Glazer directs with a sure and steady hand and delivers one of the more remarkable and enigmatic pictures of the year."   TheFilmJournal.com (Ohio)   Rick Curnutte 1.5/5 "plodding and pretentious"   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell "The picture, as a whole, never gets beyond its surface."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 6/10 "This bizarre, surreal, even salacious drama, tackling one of society's ultimate taboos, is a creepy yet compelling metaphysical concept."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 2/4 "Although Birth is not a complete disaster, it comes pretty darn close."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight 4/4 "Looks, sounds, and feels like a Carl Theodor Dreyer film."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 32) of 32 OFCS Rating: 31% Rotten Page   1