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Drawing Restraint 9

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Drawing Restraint 9 (2006)

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Reviews Counted:47

Fresh:27

Rotten:20

Average Rating:5.5/10

Consensus: Some of the images are striking, if confusing, but the film is unbearably slow and tedious.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 2 hrs 30 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Mar 29, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: Matthew Barney teams up with Bjork for DRAWING RESTRAINT 9. In this highly experimental film in the style of Barney's CREMASTER cycle, Bjork also provides the soundtrack, making it essential... Matthew Barney teams up with Bjork for DRAWING RESTRAINT 9. In this highly experimental film in the style of Barney's CREMASTER cycle, Bjork also provides the soundtrack, making it essential viewing for fans of her more esoteric ventures. [More]

Starring: Björk

Starring: Björk

Director: Matthew Barney

Director: Matthew Barney
Studio: IFC Films

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Mattias Frey
Mattias Frey
Boston Phoenix
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10/18/08
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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10/02/07
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09/29/07
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
09/28/07
Empire Magazine

A work as vast, monstrous, and mysteriously graceful as a whale.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
09/25/07
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Channel 4 Film
N/R

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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
07/12/07
Time Out

Conventional storytelling may not be Barney’s thing, but he has a superb cinematic eye, an incredible imagination and the wherewithal to make his visions happen.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
03/09/07
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

However enigmatic this all might be, there is no denying that Barney has assembled some rivetingly beautiful images.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

Drawing Restraint 9 belongs to an endangered species of experimental film that walks the line between challenging and alienating its audience.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
09/08/06
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press
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Offers no restraint on the writer/director's penchant for weird esoterica.

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment Comment
08/25/06
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

A refreshing break from mind-numbing Hollywood movies, but it may fail to win you over

Full Review Source: Movie Habit | comment Comment
08/12/06
Marty Mapes
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit

What is undeniable is that this, even more than Barney's previous work, is a film of outrageous, startling ingenuity and beauty.

Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You | comment Comment
08/07/06
Leo Goldsmith
Leo Goldsmith
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

It is a series of lyrical ambiguities filtered through the prism of Japanese religious and whaling cultures that defy literal interpretation even as they are sculpted into physical significance.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
08/04/06
Duane Dudek
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Throughout, Barney drowns the screen in arresting images ... that nail your eyes to the screen.

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07/08/06
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
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06/24/06
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Hugely tedious...this turgid, opaque, whale-obsessed fiasco might be described as one big, festering hunk of blubber.

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06/13/06
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Drawing Restraint 9 is Barney again creating something tenaciously abstract, but this time the result is more serene and approachable.

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06/06/06
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

You're either on the boat or off the boat with something like this. But for those willing to brave the open water, it's an awe-inspiring ride.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
06/02/06
Marc Mohan
Marc Mohan
Oregonian

Sitting through the film's tedious unfolding can be an interesting mental exercise.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
06/01/06
Bob Townsend
Bob Townsend
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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