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Story Line For The East | |
| Total Vote User The East : Visitor | |
| User Percentage For The East : 89 % | |
| User Ranting The East : 3.9 | |
| User Count Like for The East : 4,364 | |
| All Critics Count For The East : 37 | |
| All Critics Percentage For The East : 73 % | |
| All Critics Ranting For The East : 7.1 | |
Actors For The East | |
| Alexander Skarsgård,Ellen Page,Brit Marling,Toby Kebbell,Shiloh Fernandez,Julia Ormond,Patricia Clarkson | |
The East Movie Review: | |
| As uncertain as she is as a screenwriter, Marling is even less accomplished as an actress - problems she compounds by invariably giving herself the lead role in her own scripts. Stephen Whitty-Newark Star-Ledger A cockamamie valentine to eco-terrorism. Kyle Smith-New York Post It gives us an interesting character with genuine moral ambiguity and demands that she make tough choices and that we think about what tactics we support -- and then it completely fritters it all away with a pat ending. Alonso Duralde-The Wrap The whole movie has the smugness of a cult. At one and the same time it's devoid of reality and insufferably full of itself. Joe Morgenstern-Wall Street Journal Almost but not quite the truly terrific movie that Batmanglij and Marling are going to make one day ... Andrew O'Hehir-Salon.com By spicing up a complex morality tale marked by sophisticated themes with down and dirty back stabbing and betrayals, the movie turns corporate malfeasance into a spy game that is entertaining without being dumbed down. Betsy Sharkey-Los Angeles Times Though the script...could've used another polish, as a filmmaker, Batmanglij is still at the head of the class of up-and-coming directors...The East is definitely a movie that's going to divide people but it'll be a conversation worth having. Cory Everett-The Playlist Marling and her co-writer and director Zal Batmanglij explore this subject with intelligence and feeling for the ethical and moral issues involved. Leonard Maltin-Leonard Maltin's Picks The suspense and impressive performances make "The East" a thoughtful political thriller worth the time at the box office. Kristian Harloff-Schmoes Know The next step in the promising careers of Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij: you'll enjoy the ride, think about it's themes...and then want to get a shower. Mark Ellis-Schmoes Know Gripping, intelligent and deeply socially conscious thriller-a singular combination-that hits the bull's-eye both for satisfying entertainment and timely relevance. David Noh-Film Journal International The movie's squishy moralism withstands only a tad more scrutiny than its plot contrivances. Greg Evans-Bloomberg News An intellectually challenging film that never forgets its first order of business is to entertain. Jason Buchanan-TV Guide's Movie Guide The East deftly mixes spy-movie pleasures with headier concerns. A.A. Dowd-AV Club The East's obvious social ambitions would be perhaps better served by a storyline that doesn't play like the adventures of a college freshman with a hopeless crush on her anthropology teacher. William Bibbiani-CraveOnline | |
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