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Apr 4, 2014
100
The film is borderline installation-worthy, and would probably work just as well if the scenes were drastically re-arranged.
Apr 7, 2014
80
A mysterious and disorientating blend of giallo violence, cinematic experimentation and Lynchian psychohorror. Revel in its bonkers beauty.
Mar 8, 2014
75
Lengthy passages are unrelated to any discernible narrative, and seem to exist in that interzone your mind travels through just before it goes to sleep.
Aug 29, 2014
75
It's a confrontational fever dream film told from constantly shifting perspectives, and a chilly, dizzying trip into a genre defined by violently conflicting emotions.
Sep 3, 2014
75
It’s dazzling, but also excessive; by the end, even those consistently wowed by the directorial showmanship may find themselves feeling that less would have been more.
Mar 8, 2014
60
The main point of the film remains its style, which is so constantly and loudly reinforced that it’s often hard to concentrate on the story.
Apr 7, 2014
60
The result is a love letter to the giallo genre spelled out in cut-up ransom-note writing – striking, but impossible to read.
Aug 26, 2014
60
You don’t often see style this gorgeous (however empty), and that must count for something. Groovy soundtrack cues by Ennio Morricone and others do the heavy lifting.
Aug 28, 2014
60
Above all, its gratuitous graphic gore and exploitative nudity are unmistakably giallo. What "The Strange Color" lacks is the heart that separates a good film from a great one.
Mar 8, 2014
58
A loud, visually assaultive assemblage of genre tropes as technically accomplished as it is difficult to watch, "The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears" has plenty to impress while simultaneously offering so little.