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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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Reviews for Alexander the Last
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 3.5/4 |
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... Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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2/5 |
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3/5 |
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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
Swanberg aspires to the next level -- in story scope, character development, and artistic commentary -- and just misses the mark. Full Review |
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B |
Absent any major dramatic moments, and without once relying on the crutch of overacting, the women enact a sisterly bond fraught with difficulties. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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A- |
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. Full Review |
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