Reviews for Buy It Now
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 3.5/5 |
There's a certain genius to this two-part feature that forces us to examine our culture in twisted, complicated ways. Full Review |
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The Pussycat Dolls must burn on a flaming heap of celeb mags. It's societies only salvation, seriously. Full Review |
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 2/5 |
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 |
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2/5 |
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 |
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2/5 |
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 |
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3/5 |
Punches well above its weight. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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 |
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4/6 |
Campos establishes a complex nexus of contemporary social and aesthetic concerns with impressive economy and Logan’s double performance is strong. Full Review |
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4/4 |
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 |
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2.5/5 |
As a 30-minute short film, Buy It Now is a masterpiece; as a feature, it's a frustrating failure. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Harrowing and a sign of our morality-run-amok times, the result is a staggering showpiece and a potent, unsettling film. Full Review |
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