Rotten
Egoyan's movie is too complicated to sustain involvement, and, if you'll excuse a little critical heresy, too intellectually ambitious.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Ararat
A quest for truth... among lies, deception, and denial.
2002 · 1h 55m · R
Drama, History, War
Directed by
Atom Egoyan
Overview
Interrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film about the Armenian genocide.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
55%
Tomatometer
Rotten
In a strange way, Egoyan has done too much. He's worked too hard on this movie.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten
It's a deeply serious movie that cares passionately about its subject, but too often becomes ponderous in its teaching of history, or lost in the intricate connections and multiple timelines of its story.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Rotten
Given the convoluted approach -- and tongue-tied delivery -- we're left to conclude that Egoyan's emotions got the better of him this time.
Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News
Fresh
Has the obsessiveness and audacity of a film that had to be made or its filmmaker would have combusted.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
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