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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- Rankin has a made a great film about Canada and an even greater one about the kinds of subjects somewhat contraband in our home and native land: unbridled romantic longing, living in fear of one’s own mother, a perverse desire to masturbate with a dirty work boot, political ambition and shame.
- 91The A.V. ClubCharles BramescoThe A.V. ClubCharles BramescoRankin’s ambitious thesis on how idiocy, horny neuroses, and pure chance come to sculpt the geopolitical narrative never gets bogged down by the social-studies minutia. He throws one dazzling diversion after another at his audience.
- 83The Film StageEthan VestbyThe Film StageEthan VestbyIt’s the most exciting kind of aesthetic pastiche, one that swirls together so many different flavors that it feels like something wholly new.
- 83IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichWhile there’s a certain “muchness” to Rankin’s style, and it goes without saying this won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, the filmmaker’s refusal to temper his vision serves him well in the long run, as his feature debut eventually achieves an operatic wackiness that carries it over the finish line.
- 80VarietyAlissa SimonVarietyAlissa SimonThe more familiar one is with Canadian history, the funnier it is. But even without prior knowledge of our neighbor to the north, it can be enjoyed for its combination of supreme creativity, jaw-dropping audacity and amusing tongue-in-cheek dialogue.
- 80Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleThink Guy Maddin as the long-lost seventh Python. But it’s also one of the more vivid and amusing excursions in a year marked by unclassifiable realities and the need for diverting art.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe jokes are often ridiculous, as is pretty much everything else that happens, but there’s a palpable energy and visual inventiveness on display that keeps things watchable.
- 70The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldIs it all a bit much? Sure, but the self-consciousness is baked in: Rankin names one public gathering place “Disappointment Square.”