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Jay Carr, Boston Globe: The film is as dense as its namesake, and it reminds us how few contemporary thrillers are adult. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: [T]his reminded me a lot of Robert Altman's best.... Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: The emotional experience of "Lantana" is heightened by its marvelous ensemble cast, all of whom etch a character in relatively brief screen time. Read more
Tom Long, Detroit News: The thorns in this film prick real blood, the color of which too few films can or care to examine. It is fine stuff indeed. Read more
Jane Sumner, Dallas Morning News: If some of the connections stretch credulity, an exquisite ensemble cast ... inhabit their characters with a subtle authenticity. Read more
Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune: A meditation on fidelity in marriage where the suspense and surprises stem from who has -- or hasn't -- been betraying each other and how. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: The movie just seems to happen, to grow out of the ground like a thorny plant, revealing the intricate intelligence of its design only in hindsight. Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: It sounds pretty bleak. It is. And it's slow. But it's not bleak as in despairing and dull. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: A remarkably thoughtful drama. Read more
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: Solving the mystery of the dead body would be enough for most Hollywood movies. In Lantana, it's merely a device to launch us into more rewarding explorations. Read more
Paul Tatara, CNN.com: A gifted cast keeps the bummer moving forward with an intensity that's a thrill to behold. Read more
Steven Rosen, Denver Post: Lantana is so rich in secondary characters and performances it's hard to mention them all. But you will certainly appreciate them. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Neither writer nor director supply good reasons why these miserable moderns do what they do. But this leaves the actors to do what they like. And in this, Lantana blooms with talent. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: A sensitive essay that dearly wants to be a feature film. Read more
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: Mr. LaPaglia, Ms. Armstrong, Mr. Rush and Ms. Hershey invest their roles with a profound humanity. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The film is powerfully acted, with nary a weak performance to be found. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: What's surprising is how easy it is to follow the plot, and how the coincidences don't get in the way. Read more
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: Imagine American Beauty crossbred with Ingmar Bergman's Scenes From a Marriage and transposed down under, except that Lantana has a cool sense of tragedy and surprising reserves of passion that are all its own. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: After seeing [LaPaglia] in Lantana, no one will ever look at him without recognizing an actor of the first rank. Read more
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: Remarkably non-bummer viewing. Bleak as its outlook is, it's not so much psychodrama as psychocomedy of manners. Read more
Mike Clark, USA Today: A very adult picture with adult concerns that lingers in the mind the way so many of this year's Hollywood releases have not. Read more
Dennis Lim, Village Voice: The scenario eventually becomes so coincidence-choked that the filmmakers have no choice but to play it for mild snickers. Read more