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The Whistlers finds writer-director Corneliu Porumboiu working in a more crowd-pleasing vein than previous efforts, with thoroughly entertaining results.
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"The Whistlers" has more than enough sex and violence to satisfy the average action movie fan. But dig a bit deeper, and you'll find a mother lode of meaning just below the surface. March 26, 2020 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
"The Whistlers" has more than enough sex and violence to satisfy the average action movie fan. But dig a bit deeper, and you'll find a mother lode of meaning just below the surface.
Pat Padua
What it lacks in terms of the rigor associated with Porumboiu's back catalog, it makes up for as a deadpan genre piece with a sly jab. It's a serious work of pulp friction. March 4, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
What it lacks in terms of the rigor associated with Porumboiu's back catalog, it makes up for as a deadpan genre piece with a sly jab. It's a serious work of pulp friction.
David Fear
There was a surplus of plot twists, double crosses... It left me cold. February 29, 2020 | Full Review…
There was a surplus of plot twists, double crosses... It left me cold.
Claudia Puig
If you've never experienced the Romanian New Wave, The Whistlers is as good a place as any to start. February 28, 2020 | Full Review…
If you've never experienced the Romanian New Wave, The Whistlers is as good a place as any to start.
Alonso Duralde
There's not much to Porumboiu's latest beyond a surplus of plot twists and double crosses. February 28, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
There's not much to Porumboiu's latest beyond a surplus of plot twists and double crosses.
Simon Abrams
There's no risk of my revealing what happens in Porumboiu's film, because I remain, as I began, in the dark. February 28, 2020 | Full Review…
There's no risk of my revealing what happens in Porumboiu's film, because I remain, as I began, in the dark.
Anthony Lane
Porumboiu's nonlinear, multilingual screenplay is perhaps too convoluted and manipulative, but it's also clever in playfully blending deadpan comedy with intriguing twists amid its exotic locales. March 20, 2020 | Full Review…
Porumboiu's nonlinear, multilingual screenplay is perhaps too convoluted and manipulative, but it's also clever in playfully blending deadpan comedy with intriguing twists amid its exotic locales.
Todd Jorgenson
Doesn't have the depth of 'Police, Adjective' even though it shares many of its themes. It's more of a noir lark, and an enjoyable one that movie buffs in particular should find a treat. March 19, 2020 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
Doesn't have the depth of 'Police, Adjective' even though it shares many of its themes. It's more of a noir lark, and an enjoyable one that movie buffs in particular should find a treat.
Frank Swietek
A delightful mixtape of a movie you'll want to whistle along with more than once. March 12, 2020 | Full Review…
A delightful mixtape of a movie you'll want to whistle along with more than once.
Ken Eisner
While you can admire the "House of Mirrors" structure and the ironic mix of glum and glamorous, there is little emotional purchase here. This is a flatter, more arch experience than Porumboiu's devastatingly absurd earlier films March 10, 2020 | Rating: B | Full Review…
While you can admire the "House of Mirrors" structure and the ironic mix of glum and glamorous, there is little emotional purchase here. This is a flatter, more arch experience than Porumboiu's devastatingly absurd earlier films
Liam Lacey
The Whistlers is a perfectly serviceable modern gangster noir. March 9, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
The Whistlers is a perfectly serviceable modern gangster noir.
Chris Knight
Although it is a step down from what might have expected from a leading figure in New Romanian Cinema, it is still great entertainment. March 6, 2020 | Full Review…
Although it is a step down from what might have expected from a leading figure in New Romanian Cinema, it is still great entertainment.
Louis Proyect
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