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The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things Reviews

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• 50

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  My two-star rating represents a compromise between admiration and horror.

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• 33

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  Asia Argento is not what I would call a good actress, but she's a prime specimen of train-wreck sexuality: a debauched Eurotrash starlet who oozes punk cred more than she does talent. It's not too hard to see why she wanted to write, direct, and star in The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things.

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• 30

  out of 100

  VarietyDavid Rooney

  Though it's decidedly for perverse palates, some kind of cult audience seems assured for this one-note onslaught, which exercises a bizarre fascination despite its excesses.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano

  The performances by all three children are scarily convincing. Still, it's a taxing bit of exploitation, which, although you're glad to know it's a work of fiction, doesn't exactly make a case for itself as art.

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• 0

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  Viewer discretion is advised, if only because it's well-nigh unwatchable.

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• 0

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  Inspirationally impaired and dramatically retarded.

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