The movie's refusal to judge is its most interesting attribute, if one many audiences won't be able to get around.
The Pleasure of Being Robbed
2008 · 1h 11m · Not Rated
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Josh Safdie
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
Less pleasurable after the first fifteen minutes.
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.
Exposes itself as a technically deficient bore with little on its agenda.
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.
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