The Tracey Fragments 2007

A.O. Scott, New York Times: Viewed as the sum of its sad incidents, The Tracey Fragments seems like the kind of adolescent melodrama that has become a staple of young-adult literature. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: To criticize a film called The Tracey Fragments for being too fragmented may sound a bit on-the-nose, but this experimental drama from Canadian director Bruce McDonald is interesting for a while and then goes to pieces. Read more

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Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: This angsty Canadian movie directed by Bruce McDonald takes its title all too literally: Every sequence is splintered into multiple split screens, which means that you can follow the dreary, semi-incomprehensible action from many viewpoints at once. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: The Tracey Fragments is a grating stunt that plays like a film-school project, cutting a bland story into a million tiny irritating pieces. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: I have a feeling that this is the last time we'll see a down-and-dirty Ellen Page. Read more

Rex Reed, New York Observer: This audacious puzzlement is worth seeing, I guess, for some startling and innovative visual designs. But it doesn't amount to anything more substantial than a technical tour de force. Read more

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: Ellen Page remains one of the few stellar newcomers who deserves to be seen in anything she chooses to do. Read more

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: By the time The Tracey Fragments fills in its last dark fragments, they don't have the emotional impact they probably should have. Read more

Peter Howell, Toronto Star: This is a tough watch, but a rewarding one for those open to experimentation. Read more

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Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: Unlike the frustrating gimmickry of Mike Figgis's Timecode and Hotel, McDonald's bedazzling multi-frame experiment poeticizes and enhances an otherwise slender story (forgivable at only 77 minutes long)... Read more