Michael Pitt, the baby-faced actor who recently played a more sophisticated cinephile in Bertolucci's "The Dreamers," holds the film together just by being himself.
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04/23/04
Rhinoceros Eyes (2004)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:10
Rotten:12
Average Rating:5.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: With sequences of stop-motion animation in which a tiny doll made of buttons, plastic toys, and other doodads speaks to the main character, RHINOCEROS EYES is a moody fantasy film brimming with... [More]
Starring: Michael Pitt, Gale Harold, Paige Turco, Matt Servitto
Director: Aaron Woodley
Reviews for Rhinoceros Eyes
Quirkiness alone can't substitute for a compelling story line, interesting themes or real characters.
05/07/04
A film about a guy with a fantasy life so rich it could make Walter Mitty envious.
04/20/04
As weird and off-putting as portions of the film are, the most serious problem is Pitt's performance.
05/21/04
A movie that doesn't always work but certainly earns high marks for weirdness.
05/07/04
Reeks of film-school, 'Donnie Darko'-inspired weirdness. It's the sort of movie that would be pretentious if it were smart enough to figure out how.
05/27/04
Von Trotta's look at the women's standoff is fascinating for its hints of feminism, and a radiant performance by Katja Riemann as a woman whose compassion is her only weapon.
02/14/04
A lovely, dark fairy tale told in unembarrassed allegory with verve and intelligence.
02/15/04
What about those fundamentals of engagement that keep filmgoers in their seats?
11/13/04
A film rich in depth and texture, “Rhinoceros Eyes” should give avid cinéastes a pleasurable time at the theatre.
04/18/04
Utterly wrongheaded and indistinctly creepy, in that yawn-inducing way of pretentious twaddle...
05/18/04
... I've come to appreciate the comic side of it.
03/10/06
For too much of the film's running time, quirkiness stands in for genuine wit, and the screenplay is most notable for its derivativeness.
05/04/04
Top CriticPart comedy, part horror and part stream-of-consciousness, the low-budget film betrays influences ranging from retro-maven Guy Maddin to Woodley's own uncle David Cronenberg, all held together by Woodley's own unique spark.
05/27/06
A thriller that shamelessly rummages through other movies in search of shocks.
04/22/04
Most of this weird-for-weird's-sake film is set inside a cluttered store for movie props where a pathologically shy young clerk (Michael Pitt) lives and works.
04/22/04
Top CriticSmacks of upscale student work with a command of atmospherics but a script mixed in a blender of concept doodles.
05/21/04
What is the film in the end but a string of mediocre, sometimes humorous non sequitors?
04/08/04
A disturbing movie with new talents to watch ...
03/10/06
The surprise is how utterly original [Woodley's] gorgeously mounted curiosity seems.
04/23/04
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