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Restless City Review

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

  • 3.0
    56

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Mixed or average reviews
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    critic review scores.

  • 40

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times

    In its portrait of a Restless City the film is strangely inert and feels like the work of image-makers, not storytellers.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    The New York Times

    Mr. Dosunmu seems to have directed all his actors to pause before delivering lines, giving a languor to the film that comes to feel studied.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Variety

    Picture's visual elegance makes a limited arthouse life possible, although Nigerian-born fashion photog-turned-helmer Andrew Dosunmu is far more interested in aesthetics than narrative in erecting his visually poetic "City."

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Village Voice Ernest Hardy

    Told in an elliptical style with a pacing and jagged rhythms that take some getting used to, the thrust and power of the film lies in its poetic imagery.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter

    In this intense twist on the American Dream, director Andrew Dosunmu vividly captures the pulsating dynamic of New York city's pan-African community, a robust aggregation that subsists amid an often hostile foreign environment.

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Average Rating: 4.25
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4

Restless City by GroovyBecca
The cinematography was awesome! The leading lady is absolutely beautiful ? no homo! Unfortunately, I was late and missed the beginning. ….. I?m thinking that is why I did not connect all the dots….. I enjoyed the move. Go see it!

5

Top 10 Movies of the Year by fred.soffa
Entertaining. Sophisticated. Gorgeous to watch. New York City as you've never seen it before. Andrew Dosunmu shows his ability for pacing, emotional connection, and how to put a film together.

4

The essence of love and boldness of color: BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ART! by moore.tamira
I thoroughly enjoyed this work of art... It was beautiful! The colors, the character exchanges, and camera angles! Loved how Djibril looked beyond Trini's surface and job to try to love and understand who she was as a person.

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