Critic Review - New Yorker

You walk out of Eastern Promises feeling spooked and sullied, as if waking from a noisome dream. "London is to blame," one of the characters declares, but I don't buy it. I blame David Cronenberg.

September 10, 2007 Full Review Source: New Yorker | Comments (12)
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Aqueryan Reloaded

Andrew Bosma

The sort of pompous, self-serving critique that does a disservice to both filmmaker and prospective viewer alike. Lane is the epitome of a wanker.

Sep 11 - 07:35 AM

Some guy you dont know

Bruce Campbell

Everyone hates you. Never come back.

Sep 11 - 07:15 PM

Hastings

First Last

He's right, you idiots. Ive actually seen it.

Sep 12 - 12:06 PM

jayron

First Last

I blame Anthony Lane for this review not the New Yorker

Sep 13 - 04:11 PM

bookofdaniel

Daniel Sasha

I've seen the movie too, and find this review quite accurate

Sep 15 - 10:44 PM

vizavi

Farhad Yusupov

Weak screenplay, for me and my russian friends, cliche plot details looked like from a comic cartoon. The only likable was performance by Mortensen.

Sep 16 - 01:28 PM

operamusicbuff

Niel Rishoi

I agree with Lane. This is a squalid, ugly, pointless movie. Moves like a dirge.

Sep 21 - 08:38 PM

ItchyBarracuda

Dave Nonyabusiness

I'm going to have to agree with the original critic here. The film really has no reason for existence other than pure shock value. The story is a joke

Sep 22 - 07:18 PM

CicadaSystem

Dave Samollow

Review is totally off. Of course the review is just an opinion as is my review of the review lol.

Sep 23 - 04:28 PM

kappa08

Adam H

Sep 27 - 12:28 PM

meep

Melinda Smith

Cronenberg accomplished everything he set out to do with his film, touched every nerve, and Lane's review is the only evidence I need.

Sep 28 - 02:08 PM

Bossman

Fred Flintstone

Oct 1 - 07:11 PM

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