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Critical Consensus

Dueling Critics
starstarstarstar Jon Popick - @N-Zone
starstarstarstar Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times
starstarstarstar James Berardinelli - ReelViews
starstarstarstar Jay Carr - Boston Globe
starstarstar Margaret McGurk - Cincinnati Enquirer
starstarstar Kenneth Turan - LA Times
starstarstar Jeff Vice - Deseret News
starstarstar Chris Vognar - Dallas Morning News
starstarstar Robert Horton - Film.com
starstarstar John Hartl - Seattle Times
starstarstar Tom Block - culturevulture.net
starstar Desson Howe - Washington Post
starstar Wesley Morris - SF Examiner
starstar Lisa Schwarzbaum - EW
starstar Stephen Holden - NY Times

“Hauntingly beautiful, using long takes and close-ups that show the story more than telling it”

- Jon Popick

“What can happen when a filmmaker becomes so overawed by his source that he confuses dramatic storytelling with the production of mammoth coffee-table art books”

- Stephen Holden

Snow Falling on Cedars
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A small town reporter (Ethan Hawke) covers a murder trial and learns about war, racism, love and integrity. Based on David Guterson's novel. James Cromwell, Richard Jenkins, James Rebhorn, Sam Shepard, Eric Thal, Zeljko Ivanek, Max von Sydow, Youki Kudoh. Director: Scott Hicks (1999, PG-13)
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