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(1 - 20) of 20 OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh Page   1   "As fragmented and disordered as the writings in Alex's notebook, Paranoid Park is a moody, somewhat otherworldly study of the confusion, alienation and furtive secrecy of adolescence"   musicOMH.com   Anton Bitel F "Paranoid Park confirms that Gus Van Sant is so far up his own artistic anus, it's impossible to take anything he makes seriously anymore...a crisp, white hanky doused with cinematic chloroform pressed tightly across the face."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf 5/5 "The one facet that separates Paranoid Park from the director's previous work is the way Van Sant uses all the talents in his arsenal to create something that few films have ever attempted to portray: the manic assemblage of teenage life."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin C ""Paranoid Park" may be the best of the director's last four films, but that isn't saying much."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "The film closes with still more images of skaters, these reflected in wide-angly convex mirrors, beautiful and frightening and seductive."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2/4 "...few concessions have been made for neophytes to his particular brand of filmmaking."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B "Very stylish."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3/4 "Yet another accomplished, stylistically courageous work from a filmmaker whose willingness to take chances and pull them off is his finest attribute."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman B+ "For those able to tune in to its peculiar wavelength this deceptively simple film will prove another strangely profound [Van Sant] experience."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "A troubling and sad portrait of a teenager who refuses to take moral responsibility for his actions."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat A "The backgrounds, not coincidentally where the parents often are to be found, are usually blurred to emphasize Van Sant's distaste for context. As with Elephant and Last Days, he is directly concerned only with the what and not the why."   Cinepinion   Henry Stewart 3/4 "Paranoid Park, while still off the beaten path, is less self-absorbed and pretentious than anything Van Sant has crafted since Finding Forrester."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli "The ugly fact is that Van Sant's recent modus operandi has crossed the line from 'groove' to 'rut.'"   Cinematical   James Rocchi A- "...this fourth entry in [Van Sant's] impressionistic reveries on death [is] the purest artistic achievement in his experimental mode of filmmaking...multi-layered and mesmerizing."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "There's not enough story here... and the moodiness is of a type that doesn't speak to me..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson B+ "Paranoid Park's triumph ... is its aesthetic design."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 5/5 "One of [Van Sant's] most razor-sharp films, with an involving plot, solidly realistic characters and exquisite cinematography."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline A- "[Gus Van Sant is] an incredible visual artist who can use the camera to capture seemingly languorous interludes that are, in fact, riveting to the eye and mind."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 9/10 "Hardly a walk in the park, this powerful journey is one of Van Sant's darkest. Grips the viewer in a vice of guilt that gets tighter to the point of strangulation. A dark and gripping masterpiece."   Monsters and Critics   Ron Wilkinson 7/10 "The impressionistic skating scenes are absolutely the best part of the film."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton  (1 - 20) of 20 OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh Page   1