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The Shape of Things

Seduction Is An Art

2003 · 1h 36m · R Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by Neil LaBute

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Overview

Quiet, unassuming Adam is changing in a major way, thanks to his new girlfriend, art student Evelyn. Adam's friends are a little freaked by the transformation.

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64%
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Rotten

When the players themselves are conceived this superficially, LaBute winds up invalidating his own point.

Scott Tobias, AV Club
Fresh

There's an immediacy to many scenes that's hard to deny. These people get under your skin and gnaw away.

Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten

The facial jewellery, Elvis Costello music and cell phones notwithstanding, you keep expecting these people to challenge each other to duels with rapiers at dawn.

Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Fresh

In The Shape of Things, love doesn't just hurt: It bites, and bites deep.

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh

With outstanding performances from Rudd and Weisz, this is an unsettling, provocative and nasty little gem.

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

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