Mumblecore has always lived in small moments, sometimes excruciatingly small, but rarely have these moments added up to a memorable takeaway message. Here, they do.
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03/16/09
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Alexander the Last (2009)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:7
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6/10
Theatrical Release:Mar 13, 2009 Limited
Synopsis: Director Joe Swanberg (Nights and Weekends) goes beyond the mumblecore movement with this revealing drama about marriage. For Alexander the Last, Swanberg reigns over an experienced cast of actors... [More]
Starring: Jess Weixler, Justin Rice, Barlow Jacobs, Amy Seimetz
Director: Joe Swanberg
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A collection of indie movie clichés, the kind of film where every character is an actor or a musician or some sort of artist.
03/20/09
With its self-conscious references to the artistic process and to art itself (in a scene that wouldn't be out of place in a Godard project, a character reads Poe's 'The Bells,' almost in its entirety), this is Swanberg's most moving and impressive film...
11/06/09
What looks like a drama of adultery turns out to be an exploration of how the spaces between people can separate them or join them, often at the same moment.
03/11/09
Top CriticAbsent any major dramatic moments, and without once relying on the crutch of overacting, the women enact a sisterly bond fraught with difficulties.
03/13/09
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03/17/09
Swanberg aspires to the next level -- in story scope, character development, and artistic commentary -- and just misses the mark.
03/15/09
Alexander the Last, a 72-minute series of loosely connected scenes, follows an actress’s lurching conversations and tentative gestures in life and the theater.
03/17/09
At a slight 72 minutes, the DIY director's latest bout of psychosexual titillation (which is being made available on-demand in conjunction with its SXSW fest premiere) feels undercooked.
03/11/09
Clearly a transitional film for Swanberg, with a more assertive authorial voice on the one hand and more tentative (and unspontaneous) work with professional actors on the other.
03/24/09
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