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09/24/05
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Look Both Ways (2006)
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Reviews Counted:56
Fresh:43
Rotten:13
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: With animated sequences adding imaginative quirkiness to the mix, this movie about death and disaster is insightful, empathic, and more uplifting than one would think.
Theatrical Release:Apr 14, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: Mixing animation and live action, Look Both Ways follows the misadventures of Meryl (Justine Clarke), a woman who sees disaster everywhere. One day Meryl is witness to a real accident that... [More]
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08/25/06
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08/26/06
... devolves into uncomfortable self-parody.
04/28/06
It's the type of film in which a character sits next to his work acquaintance for a few moments, then asks, 'Do you believe in God?'
07/08/06
The bottom line is that none of this goes anywhere beyond a droning funeral procession.
06/09/06
Top CriticWhile [director Sarah] Watt begins to offer an interesting study in paranoia, tinged with some good comic moments, her multi-stranded plot and last-minute recourse to romance ultimately lost the interest of this viewer.
08/24/06
Notwithstanding several awards back home plus two abroad, 'Look Both Ways' does not bring together its disparate elements.
04/06/06
Filled with aloof and confused characters just treading water, and even if they are likable, it eventually becomes tiresome. It's like one big pity party.
07/14/06
Sarah Watt's film follows a group of disparate and desperate characters over the course of one of the most depressing weekends in movie history.
04/13/06
Top CriticIt has a cold, observer's touch that makes dealing with the death and disease a disdainful task.
07/13/06
It's hard not to be affected -- jolted at times -- by Watt's relentless barrage of death images and dialogue, but ultimately, this in-your-face style has a desensitizing effect that detracts from the characters' personal stories.
05/06/06
Look Both Ways works its way to an improbably cheerful ending, but getting there is a slow trip.
04/14/06
Top CriticWatt seems to want to say something about the role of fate and happenstance in creating connections between people, but she never quite brings the strands of her ideas together.
04/27/06
Unimaginatively apes P.T. Anderson at every turn.
02/12/06
After the first hour, it's clear the movie isn't going to offer any surprising new insights into messed-up modernity.
04/20/06
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06/24/06
It is a marvelously promising first film, and Australia continues to amaze us with its steady procession of deliciously appealing young actresses. What is going on in that outback anyhow?
04/05/06
Top CriticThough Watt's emphasis on coincidence and fate seems strained at times, Look Both Ways is rich in dreamy summer atmosphere and deadpan wit.
05/11/06
an impressive, intelligent and moving tragicomedy of manners - any way you look at it.
06/19/07
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