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Movie critics combined give L.I.E. (2001) a score of 2.8754 out of 4
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.34 out of 4 stars for PopcornQPopcornQ
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.28 out of 4 stars for Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.28 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
More than anything else, Howie Blitzer dreams of escaping his middle-class suburb. His mother has recently died, his dad doesn't know how to talk to him and the pressures of hiding his artistic bent and sexual ambiguity under a cool veneer are wearing ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Moda Magazine (Brian Orndorf)Moda Magazine (Brian Orndorf)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.24 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.22 out of 4 stars for CinemaScreen (James Salter)CinemaScreen (James Salter)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Baseline.Hollywood.com (Ted Murphy)Baseline.Hollywood.com (Ted Murphy)
... the characters are so well-drawn and well-acted and the ideas raised are provocative without being overly exploitive. ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at Baseline.Hollywood.com (Ted Murphy)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Greg Muskewitz)eFilmCritic.com (Greg Muskewitz)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine (--)Empire Magazine (--)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
L.I.E. has embraced tragedy, folly, perversity and outrageous dark humor. Like "Happiness" and "American Beauty," it takes an unflinching look at the darker aspects of life in American suburbia. ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (A.O. Scott)The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
At its best, L.I.E. offers a rich, dark, bitter slice of contemporary life. But the film's arty embellishments undermine its bleak vision, making it, in the end, a little too easy to take. ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
A powerful and provocative achievement. ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for New York Times (A.O. Scott)New York Times (A.O. Scott)
At its best, L.I.E. ... offers a rich, dark, bitter slice of contemporary life. But the film's arty embellishments undermine its bleak vision, making it, in the end, a little too easy to take. ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at New York Times (A.O. Scott)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.18 out of 4 stars for Fulvue Drive-inFulvue Drive-in
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.12 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Rita Kempley)Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.11 out of 4 stars for Moda Magazine (Kage Alan)Moda Magazine (Kage Alan)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.09 out of 4 stars for artechock (Wolfgang Lasinger)artechock (Wolfgang Lasinger)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.08 out of 4 stars for FilmHobbit.comFilmHobbit.com
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.07 out of 4 stars for Almost Fabulous Movie ReviewsAlmost Fabulous Movie Reviews
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.05 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com tells L.I.E.sfilmcritic.com tells L.I.E.s
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.05 out of 4 stars for Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.04 out of 4 stars for DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.04 out of 4 stars for MovieEye.com (David Litton)MovieEye.com (David Litton)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.02 out of 4 stars for The Trades (Jonathan Sudduth)The Trades (Jonathan Sudduth)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.01 out of 4 stars for CinemaScreen (James Salter)CinemaScreen (James Salter)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
A disturbing and provocative study of adolescence and isolation. ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Habit (Pablo Kjolseth)Movie Habit (Pablo Kjolseth)
Nothing ever gets too out-of-hand, but stuff bordering on the taboo gets skirted enough times to make the less hardy viewer cringe. ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at Movie Habit (Pablo Kjolseth)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)
It’s a marvelous example of an intelligently conceived and executed, character-driven film. ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Popkorn JunkieThe Popkorn Junkie
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Steve RhodesSteve Rhodes
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Paula Nechak)Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Paula Nechak)
An original, well-crafted plea that uses restraint instead of titillation to make a cautionary tale that aches with pathos and power. ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Paula Nechak)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The ending is a cheap shot. An inconclusive ending would have been better, and perhaps more honest. The movie and the ending have so little in common that it's as if the last scene is spliced in from a different film. ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
A mature, insightful and extremely well-acted study of a boy at a crossroads in his life, and a doomed, tortured man who, consciously or not, longs for some kind of redemption, before it's too late. ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
You know you're in the hands of a born filmmaker when he floods a scene with danger and excitement and, at the same time, tempers it with something more delicate -- a languor of the everyday. ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
A disturbing and provocative study of adolescence and isolation. ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Some pederasts are besotted by sentimentality, seeing their transgression through a misty-eyed desire to be understood. The popular arts usually paint them as monsters, and even a great novel like Michel Tournier's The Ogre goes straight for a link betwee ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie ChicksThe Movie Chicks
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.95 out of 4 stars for Filethirteen ReviewFilethirteen Review
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.95 out of 4 stars for filethirteen.comfilethirteen.com
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.95 out of 4 stars for Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.94 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.94 out of 4 stars for VideoVista VideoVista
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.92 out of 4 stars for Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.92 out of 4 stars for Popkorn Junkie's review of L.I.E.Popkorn Junkie's review of L.I.E.
The title of this movie "L.I.E." stands for two things I think. First, the initials stand for Long Island Expressway where the film takes place. The second is the central theme of all the lies which most of the characters live as well as to suggest ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at Popkorn Junkie's review of L.I.E.
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.89 out of 4 stars for Film Monthly (Barry Meyer)Film Monthly (Barry Meyer)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.87 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh Post-Gazette
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.87 out of 4 stars for Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Adam Balz)Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Adam Balz)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.87 out of 4 stars for Guess the GrossGuess the Gross
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.86 out of 4 stars for filmdeculte.com (Yannick Vély)filmdeculte.com (Yannick Vély)
...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at filmdeculte.com (Yannick Vély)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.86 out of 4 stars for CultureDose.net (John Nesbit)CultureDose.net (John Nesbit)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.86 out of 4 stars for Reel.com (Rod Armstrong)Reel.com (Rod Armstrong)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.85 out of 4 stars for Der Standard Der Standard
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.84 out of 4 stars for iofilm.co.ukiofilm.co.uk
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.83 out of 4 stars for The Spinning Image (Steve Langton)The Spinning Image (Steve Langton)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.82 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.82 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Lucas Hilderbrand)PopMatters (Lucas Hilderbrand)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.82 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.81 out of 4 stars for DVDBeaver DVDBeaver
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.81 out of 4 stars for Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.81 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Ken Fox)TV Guide (Ken Fox)
The subject matter is certainly controversial -- it's not every day that we see a sympathetic portrayal of a pedophile -- but Cuesta avoids the taint of salaciousness, thanks in large part to a brilliant performance from Cox. ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at TV Guide (Ken Fox)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Blunt Review's review of L.I.EBlunt Review's review of L.I.E
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)
Realist fairy tale. ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.77 out of 4 stars for City Pages, Minneapolis/St. PaulCity Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.77 out of 4 stars for Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.77 out of 4 stars for Haro OnlineHaro Online
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The Horse (Jack Seale)The Horse (Jack Seale)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.74 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.69 out of 4 stars for Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)
A paradox, balancing the contradictions and ambiguities of its characters and setting with a careful hand that rarely falters, even though the film seems dramatically thin at times. ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.66 out of 4 stars for Political Film Society Political Film Society
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.66 out of 4 stars for Voir.ca Voir.ca
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.65 out of 4 stars for CineScene.com (Howard Schumann)CineScene.com (Howard Schumann)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.65 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.63 out of 4 stars for The Boston PhoenixThe Boston Phoenix
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.63 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Insiders (Sean Keeley)Entertainment Insiders (Sean Keeley)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.62 out of 4 stars for Offoffoff.com, a guide to alternative New YorkOffoffoff.com, a guide to alternative New York
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.62 out of 4 stars for DVDBeaver.com - (David Tausik)DVDBeaver.com - (David Tausik)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.61 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-Intelligencer
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.59 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.55 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Future Movies (Nik Huggins)Future Movies (Nik Huggins)
Since his directorial debut in 1971 with Play Misty for Me, Clint Eastwood has managed to convince a lot of otherwise discerning people that his plodding, juiceless movies—which manage to be simultaneously laid-back and heavy-handed—are the work of a ...read the complete L.I.E. movie review at Future Movies (Nik Huggins)
L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
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L.I.E. (2001) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
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L.I.E. (2001) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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L.I.E. (2001) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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