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34. "TIFF reviews."
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They're saying: Globe-trotting appeal let down by over-stuffed story.

No one in the cast has really been singled out in any consistenly positive way.

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117946033/
With a multilingual cast of mostly unfamiliar faces, plus a few stars, "360" feels too abstract, orchestrating break-ups and hook-ups in a passionless vacuum. For screenwriter Peter Morgan, it's the same problem that plagued "Hereafter" spread across an even more unwieldy ensemble.

http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/the-projector/toronto-2011-review-360-193029141.html
The individual vignettes are handled with a masterful eye for composition and pacing, but "360" has so little emotional resonance beneath its coincidences, ironic parallels, and "hey, ain't life random?" musings that you mostly sit there wasting time thinking about composition and pacing. Meirelles is an immensely talented filmmaker, but with "360" he's a filmmaker too busy throwing his talent around in a showy way.

http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-latest/360/5031893.article
The film is inspired by Arthur Schnitzler’s classic La Ronde, but is elegantly updated by screenwriter Peter Morgan and director Fernando Meirelles for a modern-day medley of stories that take in love, passion, chance, temptation and friendship all set against a stunning backdrop of vivid locations.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/360-toronto-review-233747
With a starry international cast and multinational locations, you never take your eyes off the screen for a second. On the other hand, this is a cold and cerebral movie, where one’s attachment to any particular character or story is tentative at best. You watch the film rather than get absorbed by it. It’s art house with Hollywood credentials.

http://collider.com/360-review/110911/
It’s another tired anthology of uninspired vignettes that show us how we’re all connected especially if the script is written that way. The movie manages to waste a talented cast, its director’s abilities, and two hours of the viewer’s time.

http://www.themortonreport.com/entertainment/film/the-tiff-spew-god-bless-america-and-360/
Hey kids, did you know that even though it feels like we live in a bubble, all of humanity is actually interconnected? In fact, every little decision we make can actually have an impact across the globe. Mercifully the deeply disappointing, multi-character mosaic movie 360 stops short of actually saying that regurgitated nonsense out loud though sadly the well worn theme is hammered home so hard that it might be a good idea for theater owners to hand out vomit bags with each purchased ticket.

http://film500.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/236-360/
Like Crash, Traffic, and a number of similarly styled films, the many stories in 360 share a thematic thread, but this one is looser than most. The film also unravels a bit at the end, undermining what should have been a tense dramatic moment with a light and goofy score. The visual treatment using reflections and seamless split-screens does grease the story along, but when the film finally comes full circle, it stops short of saying anything profound.

  

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Venice, Toronto, maybe Telluride too. [View all] , ricky_BUTLER, Tue Aug-23-11 05:34 PM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
The Ides Of March (Clooney)
Aug 23rd 2011
1
Carnage (Polanski)
Aug 23rd 2011
2
Intriguing trailer. Does the whole flick take place in a single setting?
Aug 24th 2011
21
It's a Tony-winning play. Hysterical on Broadway.
Aug 24th 2011
22
Venice reviews.
Sep 01st 2011
23
W.E. (Madonna)
Aug 23rd 2011
3
Some reviews in.
Sep 01st 2011
24
Clips.
Sep 11th 2011
42
A Dangerous Method (Cronenberg)
Aug 23rd 2011
4
Contagion (Soderbergh)
Aug 23rd 2011
5
Contagion inspires spirit of this post: can't stop, won't stop.
Sep 03rd 2011
25
Shame (McQueen)
Aug 23rd 2011
6
Picked up by Fox Searchlight for release in December. n/m
Sep 11th 2011
31
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (Alfredson)
Aug 23rd 2011
7
The one to beat?
Sep 05th 2011
27
Venice recap + taking a break.
Sep 05th 2011
29
Wuthering Heights (Arnold)
Aug 23rd 2011
8
Won cinematography award at Venice + clips.
Sep 11th 2011
32
Damsels in Distress (Stillman)
Aug 23rd 2011
9
RE: Damsels in Distress (Stillman)
Sep 11th 2011
33
360 (Meirelles)
Aug 23rd 2011
10
Moneyball (Miller)
Aug 23rd 2011
11
Most reviews have called film a "triple."
Sep 11th 2011
35
Trishna (Winterbottom)
Aug 23rd 2011
12
Doesn't seem to have interested many critics to seek it out.
Sep 11th 2011
36
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (Hallstrom)
Aug 23rd 2011
13
CBS Films picked it up for US distribution today.
Sep 11th 2011
37
Take This Waltz (Polley)
Aug 23rd 2011
14
2 clips + reviews: love it or hate it.
Sep 11th 2011
38
Rampart (Moverman)
Aug 23rd 2011
15
Clips + mixed reviews.
Sep 11th 2011
39
50/50 (Levine)
Aug 23rd 2011
16
Early press screening held; response positive.
Sep 11th 2011
40
      Seeing this tomorrow. I'm strangely excited.
Sep 12th 2011
43
The Lady (Besson)
Aug 23rd 2011
17
Jeff Who Lives At Home (Duplass Bros.)
Aug 23rd 2011
18
Opens March of 2012.
Sep 11th 2011
41
The Already-Debuted (Sundance, Cannes, etc.)
Aug 23rd 2011
19
Teasers and trailers for listed films available as of today.
Aug 23rd 2011
20
Will be seeing the following at TIFF
Sep 05th 2011
26
Very cool.
Sep 05th 2011
28
5 new films to the mix + Venice hands out awards.
Sep 11th 2011
30

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