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Exotica

1994

Atom Egoyan

Mia Kirshner, Bruce Greenwood, Elias Koteas, Arsinée Khanjian ...

7.1

7,984

Drama Exotica, a strip club, is a faux-tropical hothouse where young female dancers cater to their customers' sexual and psychological needs. Among the regulars is Francis, a troubled taxman haunted by Christina, a young stripper. As the film hypnotically unfolds, their relationship is slowly explored, the narrative dovetailing with the stories of a gay pet shop owner, the Exotica's pregnant owner, and its embittered DJ. Like all of Egoyan's ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Exotica is a movie labyrinth, winding seductively into the darkest secrets of a group of people who should have no connection with one another, but do (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"At its worst, which ends up being most of the time, the movie traps us in art-house pretentiousness"	NEG
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Egoyan has taken a seemingly-simple story and woven it into a near-masterpiece, creating images and an atmosphere that establish the perfect backdrop for a tale of loss, grief, and eroticism. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	TV Guide	"'Exotica' sounds terrifically lurid and interesting, but like most Egoyan films, it's far more interesting in the telling than in the watching."	NEU
United Kingdom	Time Out	Fascinating, and without the pretensions that have marred some of Egoyan's earlier work	POS
United States	Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle	"Egoyan's greatest strength as a filmmaker may be his ability to create and sustain particular moods and atmospheres. In that sense, 'Exotica' lives up to its name"	POS
United States	Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times	"A haunting and complex fable of loss and desire"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Egoyan is an acquired taste, but once in, you’re hooked. 'Exotica' is Egoyan’s most accomplished and seductive film to date"	POS

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