The slightly-too-calculated cuteness of Andrzej Jakimowski’s film didn’t induce any warm fuzziness in me, but the neatly crafted plot kept me engaged.
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09/07/09
Tricks (2007)
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Average Rating:6.9/10
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This is a sad, muted, delicately observed film with strong naturalistic performances.
09/07/09
Polish filmmaker Jakimowski taps into his own childhood for this engaging and warmly authentic slice of life drama. Blending comedy and a hint of magical realism, this beautiful little film really gets under the skin.
09/04/09
Charming and engrossing with beautifully drawn characters.
09/04/09
Bathed in summer light, ‘Tricks’ offers a warm portrait of childhood and attributes unusual intelligence and emotional instincts to its subjects.
09/04/09
A film whose well-crafted side-attractions could divert attention from the finely-tuned engine of the story, ticking away softly in the background as it carries us quietly to our destination.
09/04/09
A child’s-eye view of parochial Poland during a sleepy, endless summer, Tricks is handsomely photographed but defiantly lacking in drama.
09/04/09
At its worst, Tricks is tricksy: self-indulgent and a little twee, but at its frequent best it has an easy charm.
09/04/09
In common with so many Polish directors, Andrezej Jakimowski is obsessed with the peculiar magic of fate and coincidence but unlike Kieslowski, say, he avoids grandly ecstatic/gloomy set-pieces.
09/04/09
Sprinkled with more than a touch of the breezy charm that characterised European new wave films of the 60s, Tricks is a pleasant diversion best enjoyed on a lazy afternoon.
09/04/09
Andrzej Jakimowski’s gentle comedy has hazy, loopy summer charm by the bucketload, enough to make you overlook the often wayward plotting and shaky motivations.
09/04/09
The plot drags its feet in the film's second half, meandering towards its admittedly moving conclusion. A muted success then, but an enjoyable one nonetheless.
09/04/09
A small Polish charmer that seems lost in the wake of time.
09/04/09
Andrzej Jakimowski's squib of humdrum life hides a yearning heart.
09/04/09
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