The Woman in the Fifth

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, 59% Rotten Tomatometer Score
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    Wendy IdeTimes (UK)
    A stylish but oblique picture that offers little in the way of neat resolution.
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    Ela BittencourtThe L Magazine
    It is a pity that Pawlikowski abandons his quietly haunting impressionism in the film's more literal second half.
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    Tom LongDetroit News
    "The Woman in the Fifth" leaves so many holes unfilled that instead of ending up intriguing, it's just plain frustrating.
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    Gary GoldsteinLos Angeles Times
    A thankless lead vehicle for Ethan Hawke who's left largely stranded by writer-director Pawel Pawlikowski's opaque adaptation of Douglas Kennedy's novel.
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    Ben SachsChicago Reader
    The movie casts such a seductive air of mystery that the resolution feels anticlimactic, yet there's plenty to enjoy along the way, particularly Hawke's nuanced lead performance as a quiet man with secrets of his own.
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    Roger EbertChicago Sun-Times
    When do we first sense reality slip away? Do we? Can the film be accepted on its own terms? Can the point of view be trusted?
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    Brian EggertDeep Focus Review
    The result is something akin to an elegiac and surreal ghost story, but it's as evocative as it is unsolvable.
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    Nicholas BellIONCINEMA.com
    Pawlikowski's latest feels like a vague dream, though one that's listless and evaporates quickly upon awakening.
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    C.J. PrinceWay Too Indie
    The Woman in the Fifth could have worked better if everything didn't feel so inert.
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    Kelly Jane TorranceWashington Examiner
    Yes, this is one of those psychological thrillers where no one would be quite what they seemed if it weren't so obvious that they're not at all what they seem.
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