Rotten
It believes it's taking risks it actually has no interest in taking, that it's seeing profundity in the showbiz shallows.
Wesley Morris, Grantland
Overview
The discovery of an illicit love affair leads two young Angelenos on a violent, sexually charged tour through the dark side of human nature.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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23%
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Rotten
Ellis throws in lots of references to social media in a desperate bid for cultural currency, while Schrader intersperses the drama with pretentious shots of boarded-up movie theaters to suggest this is all a metaphor for the death of cinema.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
Rotten
"The Canyons" is one of those movies that makes you feel worse just for having watched it.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Rotten
If the creation of self-important tedium were a competitive sport, "The Canyons" would take home the gold.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
An inept, misanthropic melodrama written by novelist Bret Easton Ellis and funded mostly through a Kickstarter campaign.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
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