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Anamorph
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MPAA RATING: R for disturbing grisly images, some violence and language

Starring Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Peter Stormare, Clea DuVall, James Rebhorn, Amy Carlson, and Yul Vazquez

When a reclusive detective is drawn into the case of a serial killer who is enacting anamorphosis--a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective--with human bodies, he is thrust into a dark, unsettling underworld that threatens to reveal the secrets of his tormented past. (IFC First Take)

GENRE(S):	Suspense/Thriller
WRITTEN BY:	Henry Miller Tom Phelan
DIRECTED BY:	Henry Miller
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: December 9, 2008 Theatrical: April 18, 2008
RUNNING TIME:	minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA

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TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

The unfortunate fact is that it's more than a little dull when it isn't preposterous.

The New York Times Manohla Dargis

Mr. Miller and his co-writer, Tom Phelan, manage to get under your skin largely with borrowed implements, though they receive solid support from Willem Dafoe and the resourceful veteran cinematographer Fred Murphy.

The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck

There are undeniably arresting moments along the way, thanks to Dafoe's subtly intense performance and the well-crafted visuals.

Village Voice Jim Ridley

Any resemblance between these and the real-world practice known as murder--committed for trifling old human motivations like blind anger and money--is strictly coincidental.

Variety Ronnie Scheib

Beyond its cool, reflective surfaces and infinite plays with perspective lies nothing -- character, relationships, motives all seemingly irrelevant. Even Willem Dafoe as a haunted cop cannot ground these artfully grisly optical illusions, unconnected to any comprehensible storyline.

New York Daily News Joe Neumaier

The long shadow of David Fincher's "Seven" falls on Anamorph, a moody, ultimately unexciting thriller.

New York Post Kyle Smith

A serial-killer flick told like an art lecture, Anamorph manages to be gruesome yet dull.

Los Angeles Times Michael Wilmington

Director H.S. Miller thinks he's made something broodingly visionary when you're more likely to be aesthetically shaken up by one of Mad magazine's Fold-Ins.

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