Expiration (2003)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:16
Rotten:5
Average Rating:6.6/10
Synopsis: A botched wedding proposal between two smalltown youngsters spirals into an epic Montreal night of chaos, confusion and destiny. Part "The Wizard of Oz", part "Eyes Wide Shut", EXPIRATION stares... [More]
Starring: Janet Lane, Gavin Heffernan, Erin Simkin, Yetide Badaki
Director: Gavin Heffernan
Reviews for Expiration
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 2/5 |
Dumb movie with nice cinematography -- a pleasure to watch and a labor to endure. Full Review |
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 B- |
introduces an unpretentious filmmaker with a promising future Full Review |
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B |
Does anyone have a spare career to give Gavin Heffernan? Full Review |
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66/100 |
Episodic film, interesting in fits and starts, but some individual pieces prove more satisfying than the film's whole Full Review |
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3/5 |
A solid first film that shows remarkable skill both in front of and behind the camera. Full Review |
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3/4 |
The film is unjaded enough that its very guilelessness is often at least vicariously moving Full Review |
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3/4 |
An eventful ride with a memorable gallery of characters. Full Review |
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B- |
Promises much for its young creator's future, even as it delivers only minor pleasures of its own. Full Review |
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Though it was made on a shoestring, Expiration offers imaginative and soulful use of digital video. Full Review |
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3/4 |
...a memorable and undeniably captivating visceral experience. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Almost unreasonably good. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
This may be one of 'those movies' where everything happens in one single night, but it's far from formulaic. Full Review |
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C |
A student film of enormous ambition and modest attainment...precocious, perhaps, but also uncomfortably pretentious. Full Review |
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B- |
Has the freshness of youthful exuberance on its side. Full Review |
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Definitely recommended for the art house crowds . . . Full Review |
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Gavin Heffernan's 'Expiration' boasts a unique cinematic style and introduces an impressive new filmmaker. Full Review |
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While I sometimes found myself scratching my head a little, Heffernan provides just enough information to keep the intrigue at a maximum. Full Review |
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3/5 |
artsy fartsy to the point where even the actors' eyes seem to roll Full Review |
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