SummaryEscaping the monotony of a loveless marriage, Raymond becomes entangled in an affair with the beautiful and troubled Carla. Ray's moral limits are tested when Carla presents him with the proceeds of her controlling husband's latest crime. This is their chance: Take the money and run. If only it were that simple...(Apparition)
Directed By:Nash Edgerton
Written By:Joel Edgerton, Matthew Dabner
The Square
Metascore
Generally Favorable
75
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Generally Favorable
7.0
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
75
83% Positive
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100
The Square really tightens the screws - it's so skillfully made it makes you shift uncomfortably to the edge of your seat. It's a binge of cringe.
90
By the time the final measure of rough cosmic justice is meted out, The Square has completed a tour of moral squalor that is suspenseful, invigorating and sometimes harshly funny.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.0
61% Positive
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Jun 8, 2012
9
I absolutely loved this movie. I had it on the backburner for about a year and wish I never had. The cinematography was beautifully framed, the acting was superb and the music set the perfect ambience. I like a good original story myself but people need to get over the fact this film isnt mind blowingly original. The second to last scene in the film was very new to me, little twists scattered throughout made the whole thing feel fresh. I will definately watch it again with some friends. Btw, metacritic, your mobile website ****, it won't let me change the rating to either zero or ten.
Jan 18, 2020
7
I like the Edgertons, The Gift was excellent. Photography is a little bland, script was good, it really helps when the original base plan is solid. Increasingly for me the most implausible thing is is people being honest. I think a movie where people only backstab is more plausible, a good twist would be having people that betray themselves in order to betray others.
83
The occasional missteps (some overly precious symbolism, the grimy DV look) rarely get in the way of the film’s many winces, gasps, and breathless, cringing anticipation.
75
The Square may be played in a thick Aussie dialect that’s hard to fathom. But thanks to bravura filmmaking that never violates the classic rules of the genre, they could be household names here someday, too.
75
The surprise here is how thrillingly bad things get.
70
A tasty neo-noir from the James M. Cain school of lust-driven dirty dealings, The Square reps a promising debut by Aussie stuntman-turned-helmer Nash Edgerton.
40
This Down Under noir confuses incoherent body pileups with "twists."
Sep 26, 2010
6
Not a bad DVD; but sort of the same old type of affair-gone-wrong formula but with Aussie accents. Also, gives the watcher a bit of a look at life in Australia. Definitely worth a watch.
May 24, 2011
5
Yeah its ok to watch but there are far too many twists and turns. For a couple of times i thought i had missed some parts but it was all part of the 'intrigue' ; its overly complicates itself as if they did not have enough faith in the original script.
Production Company:
- Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
- New South Wales Film & Television Office
- Film Depot Pty. Ltd.
- Blue-Tongue Films
- Igloo Films
Release Date:Apr 9, 2010
Duration:1 h 45 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Some things can't be buried.
Awards
Australian Film Institute
• 7 Nominations
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
IF Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
