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 "The fascination comes in the power of the Huston performance, which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile, and in the way the Ivan character accepts the news of his illness so quickly but still finds himself unable to react."
-- Ian Waldron-Mantgani, UK CRITIC
 "With very little to add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb recent predecessors like Swimming With Sharks and The Player, this latest skewering ... may put off insiders and outsiders alike."
-- Doris Toumarkine, FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
"To the degree that ivans xtc. works, it's thanks to Huston's revelatory performance."
-- Ella Taylor, L.A. WEEKLY
"It's "Bowfinger" with a meaning, it's "The Player" with a heart, it's a window into business, politics and excesses.
The film has heart"
-- Michael Szymanski, ZAP2IT.COM
"It's the humanizing stuff that will probably sink the film for anyone who doesn't think about percentages all day long."
-- Bob Strauss, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
"A directorial tour de force by Bernard Rose, ivans xtc. is one of this year's very best pictures."
-- Steve Rhodes, STEVE RHODES' INTERNET REVIEWS
"Huston nails both the glad-handing and the choking sense of hollow despair."
-- Maitland McDonagh, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE
"Make no mistake, ivans xtc. is a mess."
-- Pam Grady, REEL.COM
"It's hard to say who might enjoy this, are there Tolstoy groupies out there? It's dark and tragic, and lets the business of the greedy talent agents get in the way of saying something meaningful about facing death"
-- Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, THEMOVIECHICKS.COM
"Captivates as it shows excess in business and pleasure, allowing us to find the small, human moments, and leaving off with a grand whimper."
-- Jeffrey M. Anderson, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
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-- Gregory Avery, NITRATE ONLINE
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"It gets onto the screen just about as much of the novella as one could reasonably expect, and is engrossing and moving in its own right."
-- Frank Swietek, ONE GUY'S OPINION
"A powerful, chilling, and affecting study of one man's dying fall."
-- Neil Smith, BBCI FILMS
"A substantial and affecting piece of work."
-- Kim Newman, SIGHT AND SOUND
"This indie drama resonantly demonstrates how a person's worth is weighed in a town where you're only as good as your last game."
-- Dwayne E. Leslie, BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE
"Unflinchingly bleak and desperate"
-- Thom Fowler, HOLLYWOOD BITCHSLAP
"(Danny Huston gives) an astounding performance that deftly, gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent's smirk."
-- Rob Blackwelder, SPLICEDWIRE
"The reality-TV-like camera work takes some getting used to. And the even shakier editing, dialogue and acting quickly reveal this isn't exactly summer's big blockbuster."
-- E! ONLINE
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Avg. Rating: 7.2/10 |
"Behind the glitz, Hollywood is sordid and disgusting. Quelle surprise!"
-- Megan Turner, NEW YORK POST
"To the filmmakers, Ivan is a prince of a fellow, but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited, and there's no indication that he's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit."
-- Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"A triumph, relentless and beautiful in its downbeat darkness."
-- Tom Sime, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"Contrived as this may sound, Mr. Rose's updating works surprisingly well."
-- A.O. Scott, NEW YORK TIMES
"It's tough to watch, but it's a fantastic movie."
-- Richard Roeper, EBERT & ROEPER
"I have no way of knowing exactly how much is exaggeration, but I've got a creepy feeling that the film is closer to the mark than I want to believe."
-- John Petrakis, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"Boldly engineering a collision between tawdry B-movie flamboyance and grandiose spiritual anomie, Rose's film, true to its source material, provides a tenacious demonstration of death as the great equalizer."
-- Dennis Lim, VILLAGE VOICE
"A committed, intelligent and fascinating piece of work with no irony about it."
-- Mick LaSalle, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"A remarkable film by Bernard Rose."
-- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
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