Detroit News
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5
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By Tom Long
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Dec 11, 2012
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There's nothing wrong with asking viewers to fill in some holes. But "Sound of My Voice" leaves you dangling, reaching out for something that's just not there.
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Denver Post
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8
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By Lisa Kennedy
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Dec 11, 2012
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Behold the trials and tribulations of going undercover. It doesn't matter if it's cop or journalist, a muddying of purpose takes hold once a mole plunges deeper into the darkness.
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Boston Globe
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8
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By Wesley Morris
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Dec 11, 2012
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The intelligence in it is both soothing and intimidating.
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Miami Herald
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5
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By Rene Rodriguez
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Dec 11, 2012
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There is a huge difference between an unexpectedly sudden ending (like The Sopranos) and a non-ending.
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Phoenix Movie Examiner
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6
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By Joseph Airdo
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May 18, 2012
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"Sound of My Voice" is eerie, interesting and stimulating. Unfortunately, it is also lacking a sufficient ending.If it were not for that extremely significant deficiency, the new dramatic thriller would likely have developed somewhat of a cult following (pun intended, as usual). After all, its provocative premise hooks viewers almost immediately and does not let them go....
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Houston Movie Examiner
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6
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By Chris Sawin
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May 13, 2012
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'Another Earth' was really my introduction to writer/actress Brit Marling and what an introduction that was. I thoroughly enjoyed 'Another Earth' and its ending not only made you think, but stayed with you longer than the average film conclusion....
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Chicago Sun-Times
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8
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By Roger Ebert
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May 10, 2012
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[Marling] is a talent with an understated presence. It conveys in this film an insidious conviction: What is her motive, really?
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Toronto Star
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8
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By Peter Howell
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May 10, 2012
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Sound of My Voice grounds its science fiction in scarily effective "what ifs" that don't require a light year's stretch of the imagination.
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Chicago Reader
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0
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By Ben Sachs
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May 10, 2012
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This plays like an early George Romero shocker but without Romero's humor or social commentary.
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Washington Post
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5
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By Michael O'Sullivan
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May 04, 2012
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Marling seems less in danger of creating the same part over and over again than the same movie.
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New York Post
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5
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By Lou Lumenick
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May 04, 2012
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"Sound of My Voice'' holds your attention for a while, but fails to build much suspense as it races toward a predictable climax.
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Newark Star-Ledger
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4
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By Stephen Whitty
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May 04, 2012
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None of this really adds up to much beyond an hour-and-a-half or so of vague doubletalk, arbitrary decisions and increasingly annoying frustration.
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Film.com
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8
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By Amanda Mae Meyncke
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May 04, 2012
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There's an unshakeable sense of uneasiness as one never knows precisely what might occur, and the truth is almost impossible to discern.
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Globe and Mail
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8
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By Stephen Cole
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May 04, 2012
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A sharp little cult thriller with a do-it-yourself ending.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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8
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By Steven Rea
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May 04, 2012
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Sound of My Voice serves up moments of extreme dread and discomfort, but works a winning undercurrent of playful absurdity into the material as well.
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Salon.com
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0
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By Andrew O'Hehir
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May 04, 2012
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Proves how effectively you can set the mind-bending mood without any special effects, action sequences or spectral rabbits.
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San Francisco Chronicle
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5
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By Amy Biancolli
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May 04, 2012
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Fascinates and titillates, but never quite persuades.
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USA Today
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9
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By Claudia Puig
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May 04, 2012
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[The] idea is intriguing enough. But this clever, low-budget film kicks the concept up a few notches to mesmerizing.
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Newsday
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5
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By Rafer Guzman
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May 04, 2012
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That the movie is part of a possible trilogy doesn't make up for the thin, underdeveloped feel. But Marling, who weaves a strong spell, will probably keep appearing in our future.
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Film Journal International
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0
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By Erica Abeel
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Apr 26, 2012
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A riveting, deftly crafted sci-fi thriller that plays mind games with the viewer.
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Slant Magazine
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5
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By R. Kurt Osenlund
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Apr 26, 2012
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No great psychological depths are being plumbed here, which unfortunately, seems to render nil the raison d'être.
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Entertainment Weekly
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8
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By Owen Gleiberman
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Apr 26, 2012
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A small-scale, shot-on-DV movie that, in its stripped-down low-budget way, gets deeper into the fascination - the mental horror - of cults than Martha Marcy May Marlene did.
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service
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8
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By Roger Moore
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Apr 26, 2012
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As fascinating as it is, "Sound of My Voice" seems to have more doubts about Maggie than the ones the viewer has the chance to develop.
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Time Out New York
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6
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By David Fear
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Apr 25, 2012
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For those who aren't burdened by such things, the loopy, off-kilter pace and frontal-lobe frying provide their own unconventional pleasures. It's a cult film, in more ways than one.
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Village Voice
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0
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By Karina Longworth
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Apr 25, 2012
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The bland, jittery visual "realism" can't counteract overheated performances of tin-eared dialogue, which strain for pulp but often land at soap.
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MSN Movies
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8
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By James Rocchi
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Apr 25, 2012
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Stuffed full of ideas and twists and turns, it also plays a little thin and fragile, more like a haiku than a novel.
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Sci-Fi Weekly
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0
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By Staci Layne Wilson
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Apr 24, 2012
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While not a showy or stylistic film by any means, Sound of my Voice is impressive.
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Variety
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0
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By Justin Chang
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Apr 24, 2012
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An object lesson in how much can be achieved on modest means with a smart combo of craft and story.
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Associated Press
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9
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By Christy Lemire
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Apr 24, 2012
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"Sound of My Voice" may seem like an extended episode of "The Twilight Zone," but within its clever structure it digs into the notions of identity, loyalty and the need to belong.
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New York Magazine
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0
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By David Edelstein
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Apr 23, 2012
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Batmanglij keeps the movie even-keeled, full of medium close-ups, underscored by ambient plinks and shimmers, with nothing to break the trance until a last scene that upends everything we thought we knew.
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Hollywood Reporter
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0
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By Kirk Honeycutt
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Apr 16, 2012
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A couple infiltrates a secretive cult in this tense, very low-budget thriller with science fiction overtones.
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Boxoffice Magazine
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9
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By Todd Gilchrist
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Apr 16, 2012
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it's the sort of debut that gives producers of independent films hope for their future while supplying studios with a new name for their casting shortlists.
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