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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 dirty-cop trope gets an imaginative new workout in this sly and intricate crime drama by the director Corneliu Porumboiu. Oct 7, 2019 | Full Review…
The dirty-cop trope gets an imaginative new workout in this sly and intricate crime drama by the director Corneliu Porumboiu.
Richard Brody
Droll and clever. Sep 19, 2019 | Full Review…
Droll and clever.
Brian Tallerico
A great idea, badly executed. Sep 11, 2019 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
A great idea, badly executed.
Peter Howell
To the untrained, Silbo mimics birdsong and this peculiarity is as much for absurd effect than service to story. Sep 7, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
To the untrained, Silbo mimics birdsong and this peculiarity is as much for absurd effect than service to story.
Nathalie Atkinson
Poromboiu has always been the funniest of the Romanian new wave directors, albeit with a bitter twist and deliberately rough delivery. Here, clearly revelling in the constraints of genre convention, he delivers pure entertainment. Aug 2, 2019 | Full Review…
Poromboiu has always been the funniest of the Romanian new wave directors, albeit with a bitter twist and deliberately rough delivery. Here, clearly revelling in the constraints of genre convention, he delivers pure entertainment.
Stephanie Bunbury
A satisfyingly clever, surprisingly high-octane narc thriller from Romania's Corneliu Porumboiu, which gussies up its intrigue with a delightfully original method of passing on messages without police interception. May 21, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A satisfyingly clever, surprisingly high-octane narc thriller from Romania's Corneliu Porumboiu, which gussies up its intrigue with a delightfully original method of passing on messages without police interception.
Tim Robey
The movie features a playful tone, a frenetic rhythm, and a lot of humor. [Full Review in Spanish] Dec 27, 2019 | Rating: 9/10 | Full Review…
The movie features a playful tone, a frenetic rhythm, and a lot of humor. [Full Review in Spanish]
Fernando E. Juan Lima
Corneliu Porumboiu gives a new spin to the police genre. [Full Review in Spanish] Dec 26, 2019 | Full Review…
Corneliu Porumboiu gives a new spin to the police genre. [Full Review in Spanish]
Pablo O. Scholz
A captivating and clever thriller. [Full Review in Spanish] Dec 26, 2019 | Full Review…
A captivating and clever thriller. [Full Review in Spanish]
Diego Batlle
What makes the film linger in the mind is the sadness at the characters' lack of awareness; they fit so snugly into archetypes, but they're never aware enough to say "Hey, I'm in a movie!" Dec 4, 2019 | Full Review…
What makes the film linger in the mind is the sadness at the characters' lack of awareness; they fit so snugly into archetypes, but they're never aware enough to say "Hey, I'm in a movie!"
B. P. Flanagan
The landscape of the Canaries makes a lovely change from Bucharest, and the scenes of the cop learning to whistle are little masterpieces of deadpan comedy. That said, I thought the movie was mostly hot air. Nov 8, 2019 | Full Review…
The landscape of the Canaries makes a lovely change from Bucharest, and the scenes of the cop learning to whistle are little masterpieces of deadpan comedy. That said, I thought the movie was mostly hot air.
Stuart Klawans
One must pay close attention at all times just to keep up, but for those who enjoy cracking movie puzzles, it's a hoot from start to finish. Oct 28, 2019 | Full Review…
One must pay close attention at all times just to keep up, but for those who enjoy cracking movie puzzles, it's a hoot from start to finish.
Zhuo-Ning Su
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