Pola X Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

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Based upon 6 Critic Reviews
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Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites

Plays out the notion of the forces of light being inexorably drawn to those of darkness, of the older generation betraying the younger and maybe even an indictment of European indifference to the Balkans' agony.Read the full review

The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites

Pola X has enough fireworks to keep you in your seat. When it's over, you'll know you've had an experience.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

I would rather see one movie like this than a thousand "Bring It Ons."Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

There's only one Carax, uncompromisingly ambiguous.Read the full review

Variety | Derek ElleyAdd Critic to Favorites

An often intriguing, sometimes hypnotic work, but one that quickly starts to unravel in the final hour as it becomes clear there’s not much beneath the emperor’s clothes.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Peter StackAdd Critic to Favorites

Carax, with Pola X, has become a parody of himself with a self-indulgent, overreaching style that many viewers will find a struggle to watch -- provided they can contain their contempt for pretentiousness.Read the full review

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