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(1 - 9) of 9 OFCS Rating: 89% Fresh Page   1   "Ben X's brand of reality [is] as vital as it is virtual."   Eye for Film   Anton Bitel "It would be hard to guess from the final result that Balthazar has never made a film before; Ben X takes full advantage of all that the medium has to offer."   european-films.net   Boyd van Hoeij 1.5/4 "Balthazar's aesthetic is ugly, aloof, maddeningly literal and unimaginative."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez B "Writer/director Nic Balthazar, adapting his own novel, would fool most as a first time filmmaker, as "Ben X" compellingly pulls one into Ben's world..."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 5/5 "Enriquecido ainda por uma direção de arte que ilustra a tristeza do universo de Ben, este é um projeto artisticamente ambicioso que revela sua sensibilidade particularmente através de seus belos diálogos."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 4/5 "There's an especially important central theme to this striking teen drama that gives the film a potent urgency."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "This is a movie specially made for viewers who like a surprise ending."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "Greg Timmermans gives an exemplary performance as the title character, making his withdrawn loneliness a palpable thing."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford B+ "There are lessons to be learned, but rarely have such lessons been transformed into such vivid and emotionally affecting drama."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker  (1 - 9) of 9 OFCS Rating: 89% Fresh Page   1