This love/hate tribute to [director Maddin's] hometown is one of the year’s weirdest, most memorable 80 minutes of celluloid.
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09/19/08
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My Winnipeg (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 66
Fresh: 62
Rotten:4
Average Rating: 7.9/10
Consensus: My Winnipeg is a charmingly irreverent 'docu-fantasy' from the unpredictable mind of Guy Maddin.
Theatrical Release: Jun 13, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Cult director Guy Maddin (THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD) revisits his boyhood in Winnipeg, casting 1940s femme fatale Ann Savage in the role of his mother. The reality-bending doesn't end there. Creative interpretations of local lore,... [More]
Reviews for My Winnipeg
Given its unusual blend of fact and fiction, the film is a real head-scratcher. Like most -- if not all -- of Maddin's films, it's as bewildering as it is visually arresting. And yes, that means it's an acquired taste.
09/12/08
It's actually Maddin's most accessible film, and underneath the surreal images and foreboding narration is a relatively familiar message: You can go home again. And if you do, feel free to take some creative liberties here and there.
09/12/08
Maddin translated his befuddlement of Winnipeg to me, but not his fascination.
08/21/08
It's sometimes uneven, but it's glorious, too, with constantly churning invention and the guarantee that you have never seen anything like it before -- unless it came from Winnipeg and Guy Maddin.
08/08/08
The best way to take My Winnipeg is with a box of popcorn and a grain of salt.
07/25/08
Top Critic Maddin's weird, beautiful, funny and entertaining look at his hometown is probably about as personal and revealing as he's ever likely to get.
07/25/08
Despite the film's incredible specificity as one man's take on one city, the wistful My Winnipeg achieves a powerful universality.
07/25/08
Top Critic [Director Guy Maddin's] striking combo of fact and fiction...keep the eye interested and the mind wondering what is real or not.
07/11/08
...an unusual valentine to a city, shot through the heart by Maddin's curious Cupid. A must-see for fans, a great introduction to the director's work for the uninitiated.
07/08/08
Top Critic It's probably [Maddin's] best work yet...his easiest, funniest and most watchable film.
07/01/08
This is an achingly beautiful film full of black-and-white images working as both stark reality and soft-focus dreams. Maddin contemplates the far-off sense of leaving Winnipeg and seeks renewal through an anti-nostalgic look back at it.
07/01/08
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