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Explicit Ills

2008 · 1h 27m · R Drama
Directed by Mark Webber

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Overview

The film follows four inter-connecting stories revolving around love, drugs and poverty in Philadelphia

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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

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54%
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Rotten

A movie that too often feels comprised of arty public service announcements can only be considered a lost opportunity.

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Rotten

Despite a good cast, Explicit Ills is about as phony as it gets.

Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Fresh

Gorgeous to look at and touchingly sincere, Mark Webber's directorial debut makes a considerable impact despite its evident flaws.

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Rotten

There is much to argue with, and much to regret, about a film whose director thinks he needs to drop an anvil on our heads when art would suffice.

Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Fresh

The film's cast and the fluid camerawork are as hip as can be, and in this age of Obama, so is the sentiment -- unflinching but optimistic.

Alison Willmore, Time Out New York

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