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06/11/05
Head On (1998)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:14
Rotten:8
Average Rating:5.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Ari is a handsome young man of Greek descent who finds himself torn between his traditional upbringing and conservative community, and his sexual identity. Ari careens between hanging out with his... [More]
Starring: Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis, Julian Garner, Elena Mandalis
Director: Ana Kokkinos
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Reviews for Head On
Although Head On has a certain rude power, it's definitely not a date flick.
01/01/00
Kinetic, at times shocking, and -- as the title suggests -- constantly in your face, this is a film that may be narrow in scope but is awfully big in heart.
01/01/00
Its missteps and excesses aside, Head On is a promising feature film debut for Kokkinos.
01/01/00
In a way, the film is a kissing cousin to the 1960s kitchen sink dramas of the British cinema and the working-class angst of German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
02/24/05
Top CriticHead On crashes rights into your gay expectations and drags them down into the gutter. Powerful forces are at work here. You won’t go home laughing. No way.
01/01/00
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06/29/05
Anyone of any generation who has ever felt at odds with his or her environment can identify with the characters in Head On.
02/07/01
Top CriticKokkinos ... goes at it all with a relentless, take-no-prisoners panache and pace; this film moves.
01/01/00
A film more easily admired than enjoyed, but there is much to admire in this bold, unsettling film.
01/01/00
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04/03/02
Its frank portrayal of gay life is a refreshing foil to the watered-down examples of queer cinema we've seen of late.
01/01/00
There are some powerful moments in this rambling day-in-the-life odyssey.
01/01/00
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01/24/05
It seems to parade its anger instead of explaining it or putting it in a dramatic context. It's a rant, not a drama.
01/01/00
No review available.
05/06/05
Ari comes off as little more than a self-centered, bigoted layabout, contemptuous of anyone who works for a living and a trial to his family.
01/01/00
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04/02/05
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