Average Rating: 5.4/10
Reviews Counted: 47
Fresh: 23 | Rotten: 24
Awash in random whimsy, The Price of Milk feels more forced and muddled than charming.
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Critic Reviews: 16
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 8
Awash in random whimsy, The Price of Milk feels more forced and muddled than charming.
liked it
Average Rating: 3.7/5
User Ratings: 2,379
New Zealand filmmaker Harry Sinclair turns to a more rural setting with this modern fairy tale centering on two lovers, Lucinda {($Danielle Cormack}) and Rob (Karl Urban), who live on a dairy farm in a quaint small town. On a standard errand one day, Lucinda accidentally hits an older woman on the road. The woman miraculously gets up unharmed and disappears, but soon afterward, Lucinda starts incorporating her fears into her current romantic relationship. In an effort to restore their romantic
PG-13, 1 hr. 27 min.
Feb 14, 2001 Wide
Nov 19, 2002
Lot 47 Films
All Critics (49) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (24) | DVD (3)
It keeps flitting around -- as if it overdosed on fairy dust.
Adds up to considerably less than the sum of its parts.
Too bad that unconscious haunting quality is in no way conveyed by the story, which soon reveals itself not as magical but silly -- and even irritating.
I was never much convinced by the romantic chemistry between Rob and Lucinda.
Seems to be grasping for lyricism and whimsy and just missing.
Sometimes it's pretty openly treading water while inspiration flags. But there's more to like than dislike in The Price of Milk.
What starts as a dollop of eccentricity and whimsy grows into something that overwhelms the charming performances and romance.
This is a quaint and creative take on the modern romantic motif, a film that creates a world where subtle beauty and true love are more than enough to get by on.
Just too slight and too off-the-wall to ever become anything more than a mildly entertaining piece of fluff.
This film features one dumb story line.
The fairy tale ... works more often than not.
There's a whimsical wit to the story that keeps you watching and makes you willing to forgive all the loose ends.
Sinclair is aware of natural spaces and silences and uses them to air out the movie and make it seem less a product and more lifelike.
It's funny, it's endearing, it's very romantic, it's endlessly clever.
The movie would be more fun if it accompanied its imaginative story with imaginative acting and filmmaking.
A fairy tale? Sort of. 'The course of love never runs smoothly'? Definitly. Typical? NO. Want to see 98% of Carl Urban (give or take a bit)? Then YES. Fun to watch? Yes. What really is the most important thing in your life? Watch Lucinda struggle with that.
March 8, 2008
Ummmmmm. Hm. I don't quite know what to make of this one. A surreal, odd fairytale/love story. I guess. There are some neat visuals, particularly of Lucinda running across a hillside with her bright red sari trailing behind her. And some funny bits like Nigel the agoraphobic dog. I don't know. It's good-hearted
January 28, 2008
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