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Northfork (2003) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Northfork (2003) a score of 2.5955 out of 4
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Northfork (2003) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Movie ChicksThe Movie Chicks
Northfork is a little town in Montana with a big problem - in two days, it will be wiped off the map. A new dam is being built and Northfork is right in the middle of the future lake. Most of the people have left, but a small group of stubborn folk ...read the complete Northfork movie review at The Movie Chicks
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Sacramento News & Review (Mark Halverson)Sacramento News & Review (Mark Halverson)
This surreal vision of a place and people on the cusp of extinction weaves reality and fantasy into a totally enveloping, dreamlike state of mind. ...read the complete Northfork movie review at Sacramento News & Review (Mark Halverson)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
It's a tone poem of a movie, more visual than coherent. As such, what it's about is less important than the spell it casts. ...read the complete Northfork movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
A compelling juxtaposition of the poignant and the bizarre, a movie that tosses moviemaking rules into the nearest Cuisinart. ...read the complete Northfork movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
An enigmatic yet seductive film that presents a challenge to the viewer even as it evokes a mystical feeling of transcendence. ...read the complete Northfork movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for AboutFilm.com (Erika Hernandez)AboutFilm.com (Erika Hernandez)
"It is what we do with our wings that separates us," says the film's wisest character, Father Harlan. With Northfork, the Brothers Polish clearly choose to fly brilliantly and high on universal concepts, while spitting on universal appeal. ...read the complete Northfork movie review at AboutFilm.com (Erika Hernandez)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
They're not quite up with the Coens yet, but Northfork should establish the Polish brothers as highly original filmmakers - while giving James Woods' career a new lease of life along the way. ...read the complete Northfork movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
This is the strongest, most cohesive film from the brothers Polish. ...read the complete Northfork movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
It's an austerely beautiful, contemplative film that has too many ideas for its own good. Enough of those notions are interesting enough to compensate for the film's many meanderings into artsy cutesiness. ...read the complete Northfork movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for National Post (Chris Knight)National Post (Chris Knight)
The Polish brothers have clearly not let realism get in the way of a great story. Surrealism is their watchword, or magic realism if you will, and enjoyment of the tale depends on surrendering to its powers. ...read the complete Northfork movie review at National Post (Chris Knight)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
A moody and layered meditation on and evocation of literal and figurative states of purgatory. ...read the complete Northfork movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Ty Burr)Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
You may resist Northfork , but I doubt you'll be able to forget it. ...read the complete Northfork movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Richard A. ZwellingRichard A. Zwelling
Set in Montana in the mid1950s, the film tells of the final days of the town of Northfork, a city which will soon be flooded in preparation for the building of a new dam. As the film opens, the city has all but been abandoned by most of its inhabitants, ...read the complete Northfork movie review at Richard A. Zwelling
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
This formidable work is for no one except those who are truly tired of formulaic movies and crave something completely different. ...read the complete Northfork movie review at Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Michael Booth)Denver Post (Michael Booth)
It is impossible to describe all the rich layers of Northfork , clearly an exhausting labor of love for the Polish brothers who wrote, produced, directed and star in the mystical movie. ...read the complete Northfork movie review at Denver Post (Michael Booth)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Citysearch (Bill Pearis)Citysearch (Bill Pearis)
Northfork will likely confound as many viewers as it captivates, but few will have seen anything like it. ...read the complete Northfork movie review at Citysearch (Bill Pearis)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Writer/director Michael and Writer/star Mark Polish complete their American Heartland trilogy with a dreamlike meditation on death and departure. Using two groups of angels, the bureaucratic guardians of the real world and a rag tag assemblage looking ...read the complete Northfork movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 2.57 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"A movie for surrealists and movie-lovers and admirers of the vanishing Heartland." ...read the complete Northfork movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for CinemaSpeak.com (Warren Curry)CinemaSpeak.com (Warren Curry)
To me, the Polish Brothers are an enigma -- the creators of original, challenging, poetic films, which they seem to go out of their way to make inaccessible. The filmmaking siblings appear adamant to speak in their own language, neglectful of the fact ...read the complete Northfork movie review at CinemaSpeak.com (Warren Curry)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for David N. ButterworthDavid N. Butterworth
And while "Northfork," a Treasure Stateladen yarn about a small town circa 1955 about to be consumed by floodwater when the new dam goes in, luxuriates in the exquisiteness of its own details, you leave the film feeling emotionally removed and a little ...read the complete Northfork movie review at David N. Butterworth
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Reel Movie Critic (Brenda Sexton)Reel Movie Critic (Brenda Sexton)
Beautifully filmed in tones of black and white, "Northfork" compares to your typical movie as poetry compares to your typical novel. This is a simple, quiet, symbolic, desolate yet meaningful film. It is an art film and it is not for everyone. ...read the complete Northfork movie review at Reel Movie Critic (Brenda Sexton)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Set in 1955, winter, Montana, the film follows the exploits of a straight-faced ensemble of men in dark coats whose unrewarding job it is to help Northfork city folk depart from their residences. A new ...read the complete Northfork movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Northfork (2003) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Jules Brenner)filmcritic.com (Jules Brenner)
Take the style of Terry Gilliam (Brazil, Time Bandits), reduce the budget by several million dollars, and you'll have an idea of what to expect in Northfork. It is magical realism that boasts exceedingly high production values and a plotline that will ...read the complete Northfork movie review at filmcritic.com (Jules Brenner)
 
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