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08/26/06
Look Both Ways (2006)
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Reviews Counted:56
Fresh:43
Rotten:13
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: With animated sequences adding imaginative quirkiness to the mix, this movie about death and disaster is insightful, empathic, and more uplifting than one would think.
Theatrical Release:25-08-2006
Synopsis: Mixing animation and live action, Look Both Ways follows the misadventures of Meryl (Justine Clarke), a woman who sees disaster everywhere. One day Meryl is witness to a real accident that... [More]
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08/25/06
A dreamy but tough ensemble indie that delivers its existential angst with a straight-up Aussie drawl.
08/25/06
Top CriticWhile [director Sarah] Watt begins to offer an interesting study in paranoia, tinged with some good comic moments, her multi-stranded plot and last-minute recourse to romance ultimately lost the interest of this viewer.
08/24/06
Top CriticA thoroughly engaging, warm-hearted and frequently moving drama that marks Watt out as a talent to watch and deserves to find as big an audience as possible.
08/24/06
Lapses in judgement occasionally jar -- like the habit of playing middle of the road ballads over key scenes -- but the central romance is touching enough to lock us in while bringing out the moral of this story.
08/22/06
Top CriticOnly an Australian could make such a warm, gentle comedy about how death is all around us.
06/24/06
A remarkably dense and powerful picture of people's yearning and struggling. . . . about how 'things just happen'%u2014that's the sadness and beauty of life.
08/20/07
an impressive, intelligent and moving tragicomedy of manners - any way you look at it.
06/19/07
Not a feel-good flick, yet likely to strike a chord with those inclined to contemplate life as a pessimistic venture guided by the unpredictable vagaries of the fickle finger of fate.
06/01/07
A multi-faceted, sparkling gem of a movie.
03/01/07
Most films about shell-shocked characters coming to grips with their own mortality are either excruciating or forcefully comical. Not so with this mini-masterpiece.
09/13/06
A black-humored screenplay, realistic performances, eye-catching artwork, and a few creative turns on some well-worn themes.
07/21/06
Filled with aloof and confused characters just treading water, and even if they are likable, it eventually becomes tiresome. It's like one big pity party.
07/14/06
It has a cold, observer's touch that makes dealing with the death and disease a disdainful task.
07/13/06
It's the type of film in which a character sits next to his work acquaintance for a few moments, then asks, 'Do you believe in God?'
07/08/06
Although none of Watt's characters is granted the full attention of the film, they feel entirely real in their flaws, dreams and struggles with the grown-up world of pain, loss and isolation.
07/07/06
Watt stirs the ingredients in her story pot with vigor, sprinkling in rich dialogue and effortless tonal shifts that tend to add just the right shade of humor to lighten the dark material.
07/06/06
Some modest charms and a few unexpected emotional punches.
07/01/06
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