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The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:2

Rotten:7

Average Rating:4.1/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 71 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Oct 3, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: The loopy life of a young kleptomaniac (Eléonore Hendricks), and her adventures in compulsive thievery are the subject for this observant comedy. Lo-fi cinematography and muffled audio add a patina... The loopy life of a young kleptomaniac (Eléonore Hendricks), and her adventures in compulsive thievery are the subject for this observant comedy. Lo-fi cinematography and muffled audio add a patina of reality, and veil of obscurity, to this memorable debut from Josh Safdie. [More]

Starring: Eleonore Hendricks, Josh Safdie, Wayne Chin

Starring: Eleonore Hendricks, Josh Safdie, Wayne Chin

Director: Josh Safdie

Director: Josh Safdie
Screenwriter: Josh Safdie, Eleonore Hendricks
Producer: Brett Jutkiewicz, Sam Lisenco, Zach Treitz, Josh Safdie
Studio: IFC Films

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Feb 9, 2010

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The movie's refusal to judge is its most interesting attribute, if one many audiences won't be able to get around.

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01/29/09
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
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A charming indie title, suffused with the spirit of the French New Wave of the early sixties and possessed of a quirky likeability.

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10/18/08
Lee Marshall
Lee Marshall
Screen International

Less pleasurable after the first fifteen minutes.

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10/18/08
Peter Brunette
Peter Brunette
Hollywood Reporter
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Few ticketbuyers will take joy in The Pleasure of Being Robbed, Joshua Safdie's pranksterish New York indie portrait of a deeply unsympathetic young distaff hustler.

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10/18/08
Rob Nelson
Rob Nelson
Variety
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"Mumblecore" is the trendy term being thrown about to describe this film and its ilk, as if all this slacker randomness is some kind of acceptable cinematic companion to alternative music (which can often suck badly, too). Let's just call it pure, undilut

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10/13/08
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

Evasively banal, the story of a female petty thief in lower Manhattan morphs into a marginally intriguing character sketch at around the 55 (out of 71) minute mark.

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10/03/08
John P. McCarthy
John P. McCarthy
Boxoffice Magazine

Exposes itself as a technically deficient bore with little on its agenda.

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10/03/08
Laura Kern
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New York Times
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Affects an air of expressionistic realism but has no interest in actual believability.

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10/01/08
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

The chance to discover a raw talent like this (who’ll convince you that every movie deserves a dream sequence featuring a polar bear) is a pleasure indeed.

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10/01/08
David Fear
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