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Lantana (2001) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Lantana (2001) a score of 3.0280 out of 4
based on (162) reviews
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Very Good
(100)
Good
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Good
(18)
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Lantana (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Salon (Andrew O'Hehir)Salon (Andrew O'Hehir)
Elegant but never overstated, sinister but never coldhearted, this is a note-perfect masterwork on a modest, human scale. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at Salon (Andrew O'Hehir)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
This breathtakingly detailed and sensitive drama deserves much more distribution than it's getting, especially as it features a few top stars. Not to mention that it won most of the 2001 Australian Film Institute Awards (including best picture, director, ...read the complete Lantana movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Stuns with writing, acting, direction. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
...read the complete Lantana movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
...read the complete Lantana movie review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
...read the complete Lantana movie review at The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar CineasteCinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
...read the complete Lantana movie review at Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)
...read the complete Lantana movie review at Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Voluptuous dance about love, pain and the whole damn thing. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Variety (David Stratton)Variety (David Stratton)
A wonderfully acted, acutely observed psychological drama. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at Variety (David Stratton)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Susan Stark)Detroit News (Susan Stark)
...read the complete Lantana movie review at Detroit News (Susan Stark)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
As a mystery, "Lantana" is memorable. But as a study in human relationships and the human condition, it's unforgettable. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Times (A.O. Scott)New York Times (A.O. Scott)
The movie just seems to happen, to grow out of the ground like a thorny plant, revealing the intricate intelligence of its design only in hindsight. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
...read the complete Lantana movie review at Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
Uno de los dramas más hermosos que se han filmado. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (A.O. Scott)The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Astonishingly well acted film, so much so that it seems unfair to single out any of the performances. Mr. Lawrence's camera sense is as sure and unobtrusive as his feel for acting. The movie just seems to happen, to grow out of the ground like a thorny ...read the complete Lantana movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)
The entire ensemble...bring the entire collection of revealing and absorbing characters perfectly to life. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Popkorn JunkieThe Popkorn Junkie
...read the complete Lantana movie review at The Popkorn Junkie
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Desson Thomson)Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Has a refreshingly keen ability to see everything from multiple angles. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Ella Taylor)LA Weekly (Ella Taylor)
Notable for its power of surprise and its refusal to immediately clarify the confusion of these lost souls. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at LA Weekly (Ella Taylor)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
A remarkably thoughtful drama, Lantana makes it clear not only how hard to come by any emotional comfort is in this life, but more important, why we can't give up on the struggle. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Rita Kempley)Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
Perceptive, powerfully acted psychodrama. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for New Times (L.A.) (Bill Gallo)New Times (L.A.) (Bill Gallo)
Lawrence constructs a vivid pastiche of human foibles, nicely flavored with a touch of suspense and some well-timed jolts of humor. In the end it's a terrifically entertaining film, if not quite so profound as the makers might wish. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at New Times (L.A.) (Bill Gallo)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
The acting is top-notch, and LaPaglia, who makes the cop's torment palpable, gives the performance of his career. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
This description no doubt makes the film seem like some kind of gimmicky puzzle. What's surprising is how easy it is to follow the plot, and how the coincidences don't get in the way. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
More intent on engaging the heart as it explores the mysteries contained within - mysteries that, as Lawrence and his spot-on cast demonstrate, are far more compelling than simple murder. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Jay Carr)Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
Haunting, powerfully acted, penetratingly written, it's about people coming home -- and not coming home -- to their marriages. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Susan GrangerSusan Granger
...read the complete Lantana movie review at Susan Granger
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"Lantana" opens with a camera tracking through dense Australian shrubbery to discover the limbs of a dead woman. We are reminded of the opening of "Blue Velvet," which pushed into lawn grass to suggest dark places hidden just out of view. Much of the movi ...read the complete Lantana movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
...read the complete Lantana movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"Lantana couldn't quite pull off being both a mystery story and a psychological drama." ...read the complete Lantana movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
...read the complete Lantana movie review at Reel.com
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie ChicksThe Movie Chicks
...read the complete Lantana movie review at The Movie Chicks
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
...read the complete Lantana movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
...read the complete Lantana movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
...read the complete Lantana movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie Insider (Paul Fischer)The Movie Insider (Paul Fischer)
...read the complete Lantana movie review at The Movie Insider (Paul Fischer)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for VideoVista VideoVista
Lantana is an Australian shrub, displaying attractively coloured flowers to the world but dense and thorny underneath; an appropriate metaphor for the goings-on in Ray Lawrence's film. The opening shot shows us a body (whose, we don't yet know) in the ...read the complete Lantana movie review at VideoVista
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
...read the complete Lantana movie review at Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for FilmHead.com (Matt Heffernan)FilmHead.com (Matt Heffernan)
...read the complete Lantana movie review at FilmHead.com (Matt Heffernan)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Steve RhodesSteve Rhodes
...read the complete Lantana movie review at Steve Rhodes
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
...read the complete Lantana movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Lantana (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
It sounds pretty bleak. It is. And it’s slow. But it’s not bleak as in despairing and dull. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
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Lantana (2001) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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