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Zen Noir (2006)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:4

Rotten:10

Average Rating:3.4/10

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: When a detective delves into an investigation in a Buddhist temple he unearths some strange and surreal events.

Starring: Duane Sharp, Kim Chan, Ezra Buzzington

Starring: Duane Sharp, Kim Chan, Ezra Buzzington

Director: Marc Rosenbush

Director: Marc Rosenbush
Studio: Magic Lamp Releasing

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Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
01/16/07
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

...An irritating exercise in ham acting, metaphysical patter routines, and rim-shot-style comic editing.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
12/01/06
J. R. Jones
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader

Insufferably coy.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
11/30/06
Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
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Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
11/11/06
Minneapolis Star Tribune

It plays like a short film extended to the length of a feature ... and assembled by someone who appears to have seen a bunch of David Lynch movies and not quite understood them.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
11/09/06
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Like its hero, Zen Noir doesn’t exist for even a second outside the vocabulary of the film world.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
10/30/06
Josh Rosenblatt
Josh Rosenblatt
Austin Chronicle
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Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
10/28/06
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Even at 71 minutes, this shoestring-budget production seems overlong and undernourished.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
10/27/06
John Hartl
John Hartl
Seattle Times

Writer/director Marc Rosenbush's first film, from the false toughness of its surface to its soft, pulpy heart, will please neither aficionados of the detective genre nor devotees of Eastern religion.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
10/26/06
Bill White
Bill White
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The acting is stylized, the sets are stylized, the editing is stylized, all toward a Zen-like minimalist aesthetic.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
10/16/06
Les Wright
Les Wright
culturevulture.net

Rosenbush's cinematic experiment generates so little excitement I doubt whether you'll hear even the sound of one hand clapping.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
09/29/06
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News

Any hopes that Marc Rosenbush’s film might transcend its unimaginative title are dashed almost immediately, as manic fade-outs, fade-ins and overlays of portentous symbols give way to mannered dialogue and bad jokes.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
09/22/06
Melissa Levine
Melissa Levine
L.A. Weekly

Any one of a thousand can spoof noir. One in a thousand can spoof it well.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
09/22/06
Wade Major
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine

...indulges in a lot of jumpcuts and flashy montages that quickly prove more irritating than expressive. Even at 65 minutes (plus credits), this one feels too long.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
09/22/06
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

A provocative, witty -- and admittedly esoteric -- experimental comedy that is serious, amusing and satisfying.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
09/21/06
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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A fascinating, if somewhat pretentious little film that's not exactly the cut and dried crime drama that The Detective might have expected.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
09/16/06
Merle Bertrand
Merle Bertrand
Film Threat

For all its shortcomings, Zen Noir still entertains.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
09/15/06
Neva Chonin
Neva Chonin
San Francisco Chronicle
 
 
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