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The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things Review

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2.0

Dave White Profile

… goes nowhere. Read full review

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

  • 2.0
    27

    out of 100

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    Generally unfavorable reviews
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    critic review scores.

  • 0

    out of 100

    The New York Times Manohla 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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  • 30

    out of 100

    Variety David 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 Times Carina 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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  • 33

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Owen 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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  • 50

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

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

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