A manipulative weepie positioned for Oscar consideration.

~ The Exile -

A manipulative weepie positioned for Oscar consideration.

~ The Exile -

The film spirals towards the inevitable like a Greek tragedy written in crayon.

~ Donald Munro -

The film spirals towards the inevitable like a Greek tragedy written in crayon.

~ Donald Munro -

Everything feels contrived, overblown and - perhaps the worst sin you can lay at the door of a psychological thriller - utterly predictable.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Everything feels contrived, overblown and - perhaps the worst sin you can lay at the door of a psychological thriller - utterly predictable.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Dogme's restrictions become strengths in the hands of a creative masterbuilder like Jensen.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Dogme's restrictions become strengths in the hands of a creative masterbuilder like Jensen.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The microcosm of the children's world is exceptionally well drawn.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The microcosm of the children's world is exceptionally well drawn.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

An astonishingly powerful story.

~ Jennie Kermode -

An astonishingly powerful story.

~ Jennie Kermode -