Ellen Page remains one of the few stellar newcomers who deserves to be seen in anything she chooses to do.
The Tracey Fragments (2008)
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Reviews Counted:32
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Average Rating:4.9/10
Consensus: Splitscreen intensive and at times ambiguous, this Ellen Page vehicle cum psychodrama takes audacious risks that may confuse.
Theatrical Release:May 9, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Ellen Page (JUNO) stars in this dark comedy about a teen who goes in search of her lost younger brother. From Maureen Medved's script based on her own novel, THE TRACEY FRAGMENTS features music... Ellen Page (JUNO) stars in this dark comedy about a teen who goes in search of her lost younger brother. From Maureen Medved's script based on her own novel, THE TRACEY FRAGMENTS features music from indie band Broken Social Scene. [More]
Starring: Ellen Page, Ari Cohen, Max McCabe-Lokos, Erin McMurtry
Starring: Ellen Page, Ari Cohen, Max McCabe-Lokos, Erin McMurtry, Slimtwig, Julian Richings
Director: Bruce McDonald
Director: Bruce McDonald
Screenwriter: Maureen Medved
Producer: Sarah Timmins
Studio: ThinkFilm
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Reviews for The Tracey Fragments
i pseytoabagkarntistiki fioritoyra poy kanei ta 77 lepta na moiazoyn 7oro, prospathei me ti dihos oysia haritomenia tis, na desei monologoys se eniaia afigisi, kai mporei na se ksegelasei otan to blepeis, alla ligo an to baleis sti seira tha akoyseis ton
Likely to overwhelm and annoy viewers hoping for Juno Part II, it is nonetheless an audacious and imaginative work that's sure to remain one of the year's best.
A multi-tiered narrative is not enough to patch the "been there, done that" storyline, even in spite of Page's usually memorable performance...
It's a story that could have and should have been told in a short film free of McDonald's gimmicks.
The basic power of the plot's rewound revelation isn't there, shrapneled by the form . . . Some films reward multiple viewings, but this film, offering multiple views, falls short of being memorably singular.
Too insubstantial to sustain the stylistic excesses of the multiple split screen approach
This is a tough watch, but a rewarding one for those open to experimentation.
The storytelling eventually gets bogged down in its own fancy footwork, leaving a viewer to wonder why everything was laid out in such a complex way.
By the time The Tracey Fragments fills in its last dark fragments, they don't have the emotional impact they probably should have.
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