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Buy It Now (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 11

Fresh: 7

Rotten:4

Average Rating: 6.4/10

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

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There's a certain genius to this two-part feature that forces us to examine our culture in twisted, complicated ways.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
07/20/07
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

The Pussycat Dolls must burn on a flaming heap of celeb mags. It's societies only salvation, seriously.

Full Review Source: Little White Lies | comment Comment
07/20/07
Andrea Kurland
Little White Lies

The film at least says something about her troubled adolescent life. It may be significant that Campos's previous film was called Puberty.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
07/20/07
Derek Malcolm
This is London

It's almost an object lesson on how enlarging a short film can be messed up. What a pity that Antonio Campos could not have found a way to start from scratch and grow and develop his story more satisfyingly.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
07/20/07
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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At just over an hour in length and divided starkly into two halves, Buy It Now is a real oddity.It’s raw, real and rather effective as a comment on consumerism and alienation in society.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
07/20/07
Wendy Ide
Times [UK]
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Punches well above its weight.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
07/20/07
Paul Arendt
BBC

As a portrait of our consumer-obsessed society through the eyes of an alienated teen, you'll buy into this from the first frame.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
07/20/07
Anna Smith
Empire Magazine
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Campos establishes a complex nexus of contemporary social and aesthetic concerns with impressive economy and Logan’s double performance is strong.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
07/17/07
Ben Walters
Time Out

But It Now accomplishes so much in one hour that I wouldn’t be surprised if media arts teachers across the country used it as a springboard for class discussion.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
08/02/05
Collin Souter
eFilmCritic.com

As a 30-minute short film, Buy It Now is a masterpiece; as a feature, it's a frustrating failure.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
06/24/05
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

Harrowing and a sign of our morality-run-amok times, the result is a staggering showpiece and a potent, unsettling film.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
06/07/05
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com
 
 
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