R 2010

Stephen Holden, New York Times: "R" is not about justice or redemption. You couldn't even call it a protest film about prison conditions, but it is very well made and persuasively acted. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: The film's brilliance starts to surpass its brutality. Read more

Karsten Kastelan, Hollywood Reporter: Directors-screenwriters Lindholm and Noer are careful not to let the audience know more than their protagonist does, keeping them in the nerve-wrecking state of uncertainty and fear. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: Who knows better about prison life than someone who has experienced it firsthand? Read more

Alissa Simon, Variety: The helmers employ claustrophobic closeups to mirror the experience of an inmate arriving at the harsh institution and finding his options limited by more than just locked doors. Read more

Andrew Schenker, Village Voice: Lindholm and Noer attempt to make up in raw emotion what their film lacks in context, an approach good for a surprising amount of mileage, until the project finally chokes on its own inevitable nihilism. Read more