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Limbo (1999)

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Unconventional narrative about the interactions amongst a group of people in a small town in Alaska, each of whom has guards a secret.

R, 2 hr. 6 min.

Drama

Directed By: John Sayles

Written By: John Sayles

In Theaters: Jun 4, 1999 Wide

On DVD: Nov 23, 1999

Sony

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Sharply uneven, John Sayles' 12th film features many of his thematic motifs but the ambiguous ending is problematic.

July 2, 2009 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Like so much of his work, Limbo feels like two films - one agitprop, the other melodrama - but these two strains are unified in the film's title and (as always) setting.

September 17, 2004 Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You

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Leo Goldsmith

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Proximate politics replaced by archetype and what Wordsworth would have called "the story of place."

July 6, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central

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Walter Chaw

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An absorbing story about appealing, rounded characters. The more you think about the way it ends, the more you realise that any other ending would betray the purpose of the story.

April 4, 2009