Kontroll is the first work by a director who is clearly gifted and who has found a way to make a full-bore action movie on a limited budget.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
27 May 2005
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Singular in its location and singular in mood.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
27 May 2005
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Antal keenly juggles black comedy, character types and genre styles, making the most of the weird angles and inherent dark creepiness of his chosen backdrop.
– Ted Fry,
Seattle Times,
27 May 2005
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As a group of episodes, the movie keeps our interest not by linear plot, but by finely drawn characterizations.
– Richard Nilsen,
Arizona Republic,
23 Jun 2005
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You don't need a deep, dark forest to tell an unsettling fable about the struggle for freedom or the battles waged between the shadows and the things that glow.