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Slumming (2006)

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A privileged young prankster with a cruel streak sends an alcoholic poet on a redemptive quest to find his way back home in director Michael Glawogger's semi-existential road drama. Sebastian (August Diehl) is a well-to-do slacker who has crafted his skill for slumming into something of an art form. Along with his flatmate Alex (Michael Ostrowski), Sebastian frequently arranges meetings with various women in dive bars throughout Vienna, only to photograph them surreptitiously under the table and

Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.

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Directed By: Michael Glawogger

In Theaters: Nov 24, 2006 Wide

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Critic Reviews for Slumming

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (3)

Darkness overshadows humor with characters that are either so overbearing or misanthropic that they destroy any enjoyment of its quirky nature.

October 30, 2006 Comment

Kirk Honeycutt

Hollywood Reporter

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A provocative, finely crafted pic that becomes alarmingly disjointed in the last reels but casts enough of a spell.

April 18, 2006 Full Review Source: Variety

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Eddie Cockrell

Variety

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It has promise, but it is mostly unrealized. ... The story doesn't develop but just falls apart.

March 2, 2007 Full Review Source: Internet Reviews

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Steve Rhodes

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Ably shot and well-performed and observed, Slumming, initially manifests an interesting and unsentimental impassivity and moral neutrality before succumbing to a more-or-less orthodox story of redemption through love. Impressive all the same.

October 30, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Wally Hammond

Time Out

The rich toy with the poor and enjoy themselves, so what's new?

April 19, 2006 Full Review Source: european-films.net

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Boyd van Hoeij

european-films.net

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