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The Forgiveness of Blood Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 4.0
    73

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally favorable reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 50

    out of 100

    The New York Times Manohla Dargis

    Frustratingly, though, perhaps because he is an outsider and was concerned about appearing biased about another culture, about all that Mr. Marston does is chew on this clash, as if the repeated images of teenagers talking on cellphones next to a horse-drawn cart were a substitute for a strong filmmaking point of view.

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  • 63

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    Watching the film, I felt impatience with these bullheaded men and the women who endure them. That's what Marston intended, I'm sure, but the stupidity of the characters doesn't provide much of an emotional payoff.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Village Voice Ernest Hardy

    Marston nails the claustrophobia of small-town life and the turbulent emotionalism of teenagers, but what pushes the film toward sublimity is the way he delicately captures all of the characters' inner lives as their world slowly crumbles.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

    Quietly affecting and surprisingly dramatic, so long as you're willing to watch it unfold at its own deliberate pace.

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  • 83

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

    This gripping if tamped-down drama is steeped in ancient Albanian culture, where the real, tragic consequences of blood feuds can keep families trapped in their homes for generations.

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5

The forgiveness of blood
Great movie , true story , finally a Albanian movie in US theaters

5

Made In Albania
Great movie can't wait to go see it Sunday

1

The Forgiveness Of Blood by Bobgault
Very slow and much ado about nothing!

5

The Forgiveness of Blood review
Brilliant movie. Brilliant actors. Do te heqi mallin e shqiperis.

5


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