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Beautiful and baffling. Jan 16, 2003
Beautiful and baffling.
Manohla Dargis
The narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures Esther, but she's never seen speaking on stage; one feels cheated, and Esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard. May 30, 2002 | Rating: C | Full Review…
The narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures Esther, but she's never seen speaking on stage; one feels cheated, and Esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard.
Rasmi Simhan
What makes Esther Kahn so demanding is that it progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony. But it's worth the concentration. Apr 12, 2002 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
What makes Esther Kahn so demanding is that it progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony. But it's worth the concentration.
Kevin Thomas
Ms. Phoenix is completely lacking in charm and charisma, and is unable to project either Esther's initial anomie or her eventual awakening. Mar 13, 2002
Ms. Phoenix is completely lacking in charm and charisma, and is unable to project either Esther's initial anomie or her eventual awakening.
Andrew Sarris
It's a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as Phoenix's. Mar 1, 2002 | Rating: 1.5/4
It's a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as Phoenix's.
Gene Seymour
The French director has turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused, excruciatingly tedious cinema that, half an hour in, starts making water torture seem appealing. Mar 1, 2002 | Rating: .5/4
The French director has turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused, excruciatingly tedious cinema that, half an hour in, starts making water torture seem appealing.
Megan Turner
I found it endlessly fascinating. May 26, 2006 | Full Review…
I found it endlessly fascinating.
Jeffrey M. Anderson
It's a strange film, one that was hard for me to warm up to. Mar 31, 2003 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
It's a strange film, one that was hard for me to warm up to.
Dennis Schwartz
Attempting to determine whether the offstage trauma that she's undergoing is genuine or an extreme form of method acting becomes the film's dramatic crux, and it's more than enough to hold the viewer's attention Jan 11, 2003 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Attempting to determine whether the offstage trauma that she's undergoing is genuine or an extreme form of method acting becomes the film's dramatic crux, and it's more than enough to hold the viewer's attention
Jeremy Heilman
The biggest problem I have (other than the very sluggish pace) is we never really see her Esther blossom as an actress, even though her talent is supposed to be growing. Dec 11, 2002 | Rating: 5/10
The biggest problem I have (other than the very sluggish pace) is we never really see her Esther blossom as an actress, even though her talent is supposed to be growing.
Jon Popick
An ambitious, serious film that manages to do virtually everything wrong; sitting through it is something akin to an act of cinematic penance. Jun 30, 2002 | Rating: D | Full Review…
An ambitious, serious film that manages to do virtually everything wrong; sitting through it is something akin to an act of cinematic penance.
Frank Swietek
Like its title character, Esther Kahn is unusual but unfortunately also irritating. Apr 12, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Like its title character, Esther Kahn is unusual but unfortunately also irritating.
Ed Scheid
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