Rotten
The movie's refusal to judge is its most interesting attribute, if one many audiences won't be able to get around.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
The Pleasure of Being Robbed
2008 · 1h 11m · Not Rated
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Josh Safdie
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The Pleasure of Being Robbed
Overview
A curious and lost Eleonore looks for something everywhere, even in the bags of strangers who find themselves sadly smiling only well after she's left their lives. They owe her their thanks.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
27%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Less pleasurable after the first fifteen minutes.
Peter Brunette, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
Few ticketbuyers will take joy in The Pleasure of Being Robbed, Joshua Safdie's pranksterish New York indie portrait of a deeply unsympathetic young distaff hustler.
Rob Nelson, Variety
Rotten
Exposes itself as a technically deficient bore with little on its agenda.
Laura Kern, New York Times
Fresh
The chance to discover a raw talent like this (who'll convince you that every movie deserves a dream sequence featuring a polar bear) is a pleasure indeed.
David Fear, Time Out New York
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