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Drama, History - 2008
Dark Matter
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Liu Xing a brilliant Chinese student, arrives at University and makes the transition into American life with the help of Joanna Silver. Xing joins a cosmology group working to create a model of the origins of the universe. He is obsessed with the study of dark matter and a theory that conflicts with the group's model. When he begins to make breakthroughs of his own, he encounters obstructions.
Director:
,
Chen Shi-Zheng
Cast:
,
Rob Campbell
,
Meryl Streep
,
Blair Brown
,
Erick Avari
,
Aidan Quinn
,
Liu Ye
,
Bill Irwin
,
Chi Peng
,
Jodi Russell
,
Taylor Schilling

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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
24 Apr 2008
Country:
US
Languages:
Chinese, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The film does a fine job of displaying the contrasts between these tense, formalized Chinese students and the faux populist American academics.
– Maureen M. Hart,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Oct 2008
rotten:
There is nothing wrong with taking inspiration from actual events, but it's a tricky business, and Dark Matter does no one right by sticking to the shocking conclusion.
– Reyhan Harmanci,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 May 2008
rotten:
It is easy to see the film as two movies crammed together, neither of them being very good.
– Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr 2008
rotten:
Liu Ye is too inexpressive for his role's demands, and the movie doesn't build to his downfall: It just zaps itself there.
– Gregory Kirschling,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Apr 2008
rotten:
There's little in Billy Shebar's script, the rambling direction by theater and opera helmer Chen Shi-Zheng - or Liu Ye's impassive performance as the student.
– Lou Lumenick,
New York Post,
11 Apr 2008
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