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"The movie is given over to an infinitely patient and scrupulous working out of its own bizarre premise, and you come away from its sombre thoroughness with the impression that something profound has been said without having any idea what it could be. The central drama in the picture turns out to be Brad Pitt’s makeup."

http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2009/02/09/090209crci_cinema_denby