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Movie Overview
Cast
Devon Bostick
Arsinee Khanjian
Scott Speedman
Director
Atom Egoyan
MPAA Rating
R - for language.
Adoration (2009)
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OFCS Rating: 65% Fresh
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2.5/5
"overbearing and muddled... laborious and earnestly weighty."
Filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin
B-
"As with all of Egoyan's films, "Adoration" is a forward-thinking exploratory work of cinema meant to invigorate audiences into social discussions beyond its narrative structure."
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
2.5/4
"...ultimately overcomes an almost disastrously plodding opening half hour to become a slight yet somewhat engaging piece of work."
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
B
"Another well-wrought and intriguing drama by Egoyan."
EricDSnider.com
Eric D. Snider
B
"Another well-wrought and intriguing drama by Egoyan."
EricDSnider.com
Eric D. Snider
"Moody, gliding filmmaking and ripples of quizzical humor save it from being a lugubrious game of therapeutic musical chairs."
Slant Magazine
Fernando F. Croce
B+
"Those who make an effort to respond to its challenges will find it an absorbing and haunting experience."
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
4/5
"A compelling character-driven drama about family secrets, imagination, and the technological toys of modern society."
Spirituality and Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
B
"From any objective standard, [Egoyan's] films...are awful. So why are they so damn appealing?"
Cinepinion
Henry Stewart
5/10
"A stylish film with a solid cast and equally solid acting. But it feels like an exercise film, the kind of filmic monologue one might produce for an assignment not unlike the story that the young hero concocts."
DVDTown.com
James Plath
2/6
"The time-jumping narrative and self-consciously somnambulant mood undermine the writer-director’s zeitgeist-inspired thesis."
Time Out New York
Keith Uhlich
B-
"...the epitome of an Atom Egoyan movie, with its themes of technological influences on human communication and finding the truth amidst family secrets."
Reeling Reviews
Laura Clifford
"If Egoyan's elliptical narrative flirts with pretentiousness, the director nonetheless encases his action in an affecting mood of regret and longing."
The Screengrab
Nick Schager
"This is one of those films that isn't nearly as interesting as the conversations that it may inspire."
eFilmCritic.com
Peter Sobczynski
4/5
"With his usual themes of memory and technology, Egoyan tells a provocative and deeply emotional story that centres on current issues. It's a little heavy handed, but still thoroughly involving."
Shadows on the Wall
Rich Cline
1.5/4
"A pretentious, naval-gazing pity party thrown for condescending, affected blowhards."
Charlotte Weekly
Sean O'Connell
"Click here to see review"
Wolf Entertainment Guide
William Wolf
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