Bitter & Twisted Reviews
Matt's Movie Reviews
A sombre film, Bitter and Twisted is not Friday night entertainment, but rather a poignant look at grief and its ramifications.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Internet Reviews
A much more appropriate title for this snoozefest would be Slow & Pointless.
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| Original Score: 1.5/4
Screen International
It's a miracle when an untracked English-language film arrives on the scene -- and a special joy when said movie is smashing.
MovieTime, ABC Radio National
Infidelity, unrequited love and eating disorders fill these griefstricken stories, which start well but never really take flight.
FILMINK (Australia)
Bitter & Twisted is a winning combination of glowing hope and battering despair.
The Age (Australia)
Noni Hazelhurst and Steve Rodgers are very good, but there really is only so much moping one can stand.
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| Original Score: 2/4
Sydney Morning Herald
It's a film that demands that you slow your own pulse rate and surrender to its melancholy rhythms. As with so many young Australian filmmakers, Weekes isn't interested in having his characters sparkle.
Urban Cinefile
A film fuelled by emotions, this impressive debut by Christopher Weeks canvasses the heartfelt, tender, angry, frustrated and confused feelings of a family reeling by the impact of loss.
Urban Cinefile
Exceptional performances from the entire cast - and a giant one from Noni Hazlehurst - help make this a riveting film, as they conjure up real characters for us who act and feel in sometimes self-destructive ways %u2013 recognizably human, recognizably us
Top CriticDespite game perfs from a well-known cast, weak scripting and sketchy character development leave too many holes to ultimately convince or compel.
