Dogville quotes
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It's a pity that the political point-scoring at Cannes, admittedly fired up by Von Trier's provocateur stance, has diminished the perception of Dogville's artistic worth. Dogville is daunting, non-naturalistic and bold. Von Trier has denied it was intended as an antithesis of Billy Wilder's Our Town; his concerns in the film are bigger than America-bashing. It's a moral parable for our times.
Mary Colbert
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It's a tough sit through tough questions.
Richard Nilsen in The Arizona Republic
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It's like von Trier's expression of bewilderment at the idea of Christ. Like Mel Gibson, he portrays intense evil to make us wonder at the generosity of Grace.
Jeffrey Overstreet, Looking Closer
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It's simply a movie whose bite is as harsh and hard as its bark.
Bob Longino in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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It's the best stage play you've ever attended, and you feel as if you're right in the middle of it.
Steve Schneider in The Orlando Weekly
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Kidman, in a performance as emotionally stark as any she's ever given, makes Grace's journey achingly real, even though everything around her is deliberately artificial.
James Sanford in the Kalamazoo Gazette
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Lars von Trier is probably a genius. This doesn't stop him from being a jerk.
Robert W. Butler in The Kansas City Star
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Maddening, challenging and audacious, Dogville is an unlikely masterpiece.
Rene Rodriguez in The Miami Herald
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Nearly as powerful as Von Trier's Dancer in the Dark.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
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No matter how you come down on this movie politically, Dogville is a compelling chamber piece with constant cinematic surprises.
Desson Thomson in The Washington Post
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Optimistic viewers may debate how much of a handle he has on human nature. But he's clearly got a handle on his own views, and presents them in a way that is impossible to ignore or discount completely. You can loathe Dogville because it represents a concession to the basest ideas of human greed and cruelty, but you can't deny that it makes those ideas feel frighteningly real.
Josh Bell in Las Vegas Weekly
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Philosophy and politics aside, von Trier has forgotten to make a movie worth watching, create a single sympathetic character or write dialogue that isn't prattle.
James Verniere in The Boston Herald
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Rich with meaning or a sublime prank, Dogville gets to you.
Jeannette Catsoulis in The Las Vegas Mercury
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Running a painfully long three hours, Dogville is pretentious with a capital 'P.
Steve Rhodes in Internet Reviews
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Sarcastic humor, inventive staging and a brutal story combine to give Dogville the force of a bonfire, incendiary and beautiful.
Chris Hewitt in St. Paul Pioneer Press