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This debut film of Ben Hopkins' effectively evokes an atmosphere of magic and mysticism.
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The villain sneers, and someone in the film- score department is banging a timpani in slow motion, meaning there's probably tragedy around the corner, but things are too earnest and sleepy to be sure. Jul 24, 2001 | Full Review…
The villain sneers, and someone in the film- score department is banging a timpani in slow motion, meaning there's probably tragedy around the corner, but things are too earnest and sleepy to be sure.
Wesley Morris
Full of magic and fantasy with an interesting mix of eccentric and complex characters. Jul 24, 2001 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Full of magic and fantasy with an interesting mix of eccentric and complex characters.
Sian Kirwan
An odd but original, at times even poetic, film about a vanished world. Jul 6, 2001
An odd but original, at times even poetic, film about a vanished world.
Loren King
Beautifully shot and lyrically told, Simon Magus is a beguiling study in contrasts, good and evil, darkness and light, hope and despair, joy and melancholy. Jun 1, 2001
Beautifully shot and lyrically told, Simon Magus is a beguiling study in contrasts, good and evil, darkness and light, hope and despair, joy and melancholy.
David Germain
The more I think about Simon Magus, the less I'm sure what it's trying to say. Apr 27, 2001 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
The more I think about Simon Magus, the less I'm sure what it's trying to say.
Roger Ebert
Hopkins shows masterful skill in shaping Simon's reality and unreality in this engrossing, suspenseful morality play. Apr 26, 2001
Hopkins shows masterful skill in shaping Simon's reality and unreality in this engrossing, suspenseful morality play.
Robert K. Elder
Presents a fairy-tale Eastern Europe glimpsed from far off through the telescope of melancholy nostalgia. May 4, 2010 | Full Review…
Presents a fairy-tale Eastern Europe glimpsed from far off through the telescope of melancholy nostalgia.
Kelly Vance
A little too proud of its own eccentricities, often at the expense of the story. Feb 27, 2004 | Rating: 3/5
A little too proud of its own eccentricities, often at the expense of the story.
Luke Y. Thompson
Think of it as: "Fiddler on the Roof" as soap opera. Nov 7, 2003 | Rating: 3.5/5
Think of it as: "Fiddler on the Roof" as soap opera.
Eric Lurio
The final montage sequence is exquisite, marking the emergence of an unusual and brilliant visual stylist. Jul 24, 2001 | Full Review…
The final montage sequence is exquisite, marking the emergence of an unusual and brilliant visual stylist.
E! Staff
A striking feature debut with a creditable stab at magical realism. Jul 24, 2001 | Rating: 3/5
A striking feature debut with a creditable stab at magical realism.
Angie Errigo
A wonderfully intense emotional experience. Jun 21, 2001
A wonderfully intense emotional experience.
Laura Kelly
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