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Eden (2008)

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Average Rating: 6.4/10
Reviews Counted: 25
Fresh: 18 | Rotten: 7

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70

Average Rating: 5.6/10
Critic Reviews: 10
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 3

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Average Rating: 3.5/5
User Ratings: 137

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Movie Info

Breda and Billy Farrell are a seemingly happy, normal couple approaching their 10th anniversary. In private, however, their marriage shows signs of strain. As Billy begins to obsess over a younger woman, Breda desperately searches for a way to preserve their bond.

Unrated, 3 min.

Drama, Animation

Eugene O'Brien

Feb 24, 2009

Liberation Entertainment

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All Critics (30) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (7)

Although its low-key realism is admirable, Eden doesn't really work.

December 11, 2008 Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | Comment
Philadelphia Inquirer
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To say it is bleak is an understatement. But it will make a lot of people reassess their marriages and decide that, in comparison, they're not so bad after all.

December 5, 2008 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
San Francisco Chronicle
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Walsh and Kelly are the embodiment of domestic despair, fumbling to find their way back into the light.

November 21, 2008 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Comment
Los Angeles Times
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As drama, it's a chore.

November 21, 2008 Full Review Source: Boston Globe | Comment
Boston Globe
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An Irish indie that is well-observed and well-acted -- but ultimately, not much more exciting than the love lives of its lead characters.

November 14, 2008 Full Review Source: New York Post | Comment
New York Post
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Adapting a play by Eugene O'Brien, director Declan Recks has made a remarkably interior movie anchored by two heartbreakingly real, lived-in performances.

November 14, 2008 Full Review Source: New York Daily News | Comment
New York Daily News
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The sweet sadness of it rises through the banter like a mist. It's something to take home with you.

August 16, 2011 Full Review Source: East Bay Express | Comment
East Bay Express

Declan Reck has made a character-driven drama that plays with stereotpyical elements of marriage movies like infidelity and ennui but makes them feel completely genuine.

March 19, 2009 Full Review Source: HollywoodChicago.com | Comment
HollywoodChicago.com

Eden is a sad, nicely observed study of a decade-old marriage that, for the most part, is over.

November 21, 2008 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | Comment
Los Angeles Daily News

This portrait of an imploding marriage is remarkable for every reason that counts in a good film.

November 20, 2008 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | Comment
L.A. Weekly

The kind of small movie that's all too easy to overlook, but even easier to like once you've seen it.

November 13, 2008 Full Review Source: Metromix.com | Comment
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