What the movie critics really mean – by Doug Saunders of the Toronto Globe and Mail. Cliches from The Deep here. More cliches here, here, here and here. And also here.
demanding unwatchable
rigorous tedious
playful stupid
unabashed shamelessly stupid
aspires, aims fails
subtle emotions no acting whatsoever
beautifully rendered images very, very slow
epic very, very long
provocative sex scenes
tender nudity
effervescent vapid
ambiguous underlit
gritty underexposed
raucous overacted
outrageous performances really badly overacted
raw unedited
simple story underwritten
fluid camera style rock video
vibrant at least one nonwhite actor
urban all nonwhite actors
transgressive all gay cast
flamboyant transgressive, in drag
uncompromisingly transgressive male-male kissing
frank lesbian cast
delirious amateur
hybrid appeals to fans of neither genre
majestic dull
mood piece plotless
moody suicide inducing
sly snide
surreal random collection of shots
uplifting naïve
warm, charming inane
heart-wrenching sappy
seamless sleep inducing
oblique opaque
challenging absolutely unwatchable
intimate home movie
meditative endless
rich overstuffed
original gimmicky
eerie depraved
unsettling nauseating
understated no dialogue
impressive director managed to finish it
A wonderful collection :-))
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