It’s filled with tasty elements, intriguing characters and a strong sense of place
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07/31/08
The Square (2009)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:10
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.4/10
Synopsis: Escaping the monotony of a loveless marriage, Raymond Yale becomes entangled in an affair with the beautiful and troubled Carla. Ray’s moral limits are tested when Carla presents him with the... [More]
Starring: David Roberts, Claire van der Boom, Joel Edgerton, Anthony Hayes
Director: Nash Edgerton
Reviews for The Square
1 - 11 (sorted by source; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticThough it falls ever so short of being tagged as great, this accomplished and genuinely gripping crime drama is worthy of your time, money and attention.
07/31/08
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01/09/09
Top CriticYou react and only afterwards do you think about the moves that prompted you to feel so rattled.
09/19/08
Top CriticThe script is neatly plotted, though not without flaws. Some developments occur in a rush, as if to distract us from asking inconvenient questions.
07/31/08
Top CriticFor all intents and purposes a film noir of classic proportions, The Square has such a good story it deserves to be seen without knowing too many details about the plot. So I'll avoid plot points, but to say that it is driven by love, betrayal, greed %u20
07/21/08
Top CriticThe Edgerton Brothers have come up with a terrific and wonderfully accessible film in which human nature is put under the magnifying glass with detrimental outcomes.
07/21/08
Top CriticDirector Nash Edgerton and writers Joel Edgerton and Matthew Dabner pull the strings with tremendously adept precision and a marvelous mean streak.
12/17/09
David Roberts, who looks and acts like James Stuart, anchors the scary story from Downunder about a robbery-arson scheme gone horribly wrong.
05/26/09
Those who seek it out, I suspect, will have no problem in another decade citing the names of the Coens, the Wachowskis and the Edgertons on their list of siblings who used noir to find the light towards a successful and acclaimed filmmaking resume.
07/02/09
A remarkable piece of thriller craftsmanship.
06/16/09
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