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Morvern Callar (2002) Rank 2 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Morvern Callar (2002) a score of 2.8752 out of 4
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Morvern Callar (2002) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (G. Allen Johnson)Film Threat (G. Allen Johnson)
Ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented, and based on three short films and two features, here's betting her third feature will be something to behold. ...read the complete Morvern Callar movie review at Film Threat (G. Allen Johnson)
Morvern Callar (2002) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Recalls quiet freak-outs like L'Avventura and Repulsion. ...read the complete Morvern Callar movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Morvern Callar (2002) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Chris Wiegand)Boxoffice Magazine (Chris Wiegand)
Ramsay succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics, delivering a series of abrasive, stylized sequences that burn themselves upon the viewer's memory. ...read the complete Morvern Callar movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Chris Wiegand)
Morvern Callar (2002) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
Lynne Ramsay's follow-up to the haunting and much heralded "Ratcatcher" boasts an edgy prologue, executed with expert attention to detail. A man and a woman lie on the floor of a dark apartment under the flicker of faltering Christmas tree lights. In the ...read the complete Morvern Callar movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Morvern Callar (2002) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
Too often mistaking obscurity for complexity and moodiness for depth, director Lynn Ramsay squanders an intriguing premise and a layered performance by Samantha Morton. ...read the complete Morvern Callar movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
Morvern Callar (2002) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Nick Carter)Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Nick Carter)
You'll wonder how Morvern got that way. So why didn't Ramsay? ...read the complete Morvern Callar movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Nick Carter)
Morvern Callar (2002) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Boeuf (David N. Butterworth)Movie Boeuf (David N. Butterworth)
Well intentioned but ultimately too aloof and pretentious for its own good. ...read the complete Morvern Callar movie review at Movie Boeuf (David N. Butterworth)
Morvern Callar (2002) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Jay Boyar)Orlando Sentinel (Jay Boyar)
With her broad, thinker's forehead, imp's crooked grin and large, deer-in-the-headlights eyes, Morton at first suggests hidden depths within Morvern. But as the film plays on, the character comes off as increasingly shallow and dull. ...read the complete Morvern Callar movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Jay Boyar)
 
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Morvern Callar (2002) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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