Fresh
By the end of Face, we've been drawn deep into the battle for both communal support and individual freedom that marks the progress of so many ethnic groups in America.
Michael Booth, Denver Post
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Face
Overview
A serial killer is burning away the flesh of his victims with acid, leaving only the bones behind. The police turn to Hyun-min, a former forensic sculptor adept in reconstructing faces by examining and interpreting skulls. With the victim's bones in his house, Hyun-min's daughter begins to experience disturbing visions. As he races against time to find the answers and save his daughter, the deadly truth behind these victims reveals a sinister conspiracy that threatens everyone involved.
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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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33%
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Rotten
With no access to these women's inner selves, we are left wanting at least a fuller portrait of their outer lives, some way to infer the meaning that the film declines to provide.
Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic
Fresh
Ling, delicate and haunted, and Wu, a real spitfire, make their reconciliation sting as much as it soothes.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
A film with visual flair, musical inspiration and dramatic gravity. From the top to the bottom of the cast list, there are performances rich in detail and intelligence.
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger
Fresh
It's a tale worth telling again -- especially if you feel the material as strongly as recent Columbia film-school grad Bertha Bay-Sa Pan seems to.
Russell Scott Smith, New York Post
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