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Lantana (2001)

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All Time

of 190,179

695

2000's

of 34,048

175

2001

of 7,559

16
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 38,020
  
  406
  
  Drama of 2001
  
  of 907
  
  6
  
  Drama of the 2000's
  
  of 9,670
  
  101
Mystery
- Mystery All Time
  
  of 3,090
  
  53
  
  Mystery of 2001
  
  of 94
  
  1
  
  Mystery of the 2000's
  
  of 716
  
  10
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,016
  
  159
  
  Thriller of 2001
  
  of 311
  
  1
  
  Thriller of the 2000's
  
  of 3,015
  
  29

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Lantana (2001) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.0711

Avg Critic Score:3.0280

Lantana (2001) Movie Reviews

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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)

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)

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)

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. ...read the complete Lantana movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

No review available ...read the complete Lantana movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

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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 (2001) review at Salon (Andrew O'Hehir)

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

It's LaPaglia's finest, deepest role and he's matched by Armstrong, who makes Sonja's undaunting optimism palpable within a trying marriage that's gulping for breath....read the complete Lantana (2001) review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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TV Guide (Frank Lovece)

Thought-provoking but proceeding at a crawl, the film suffers from performances that are virtually all pitched to the same note of existential ennui -- thank goodness, then, for Rush, who's arrives like a wake-up blast of compressed air....read the complete Lantana (2001) review at TV Guide (Frank Lovece)

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Village Voice (Dennis Lim)

The scenario eventually becomes so coincidence-choked that the filmmakers have no choice but to play it for mild snickers....read the complete Lantana (2001) review at Village Voice (Dennis Lim)

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