Fresh
The credible production design impresses, the camerawork offers an exquisite chill and Giamatti is in his pomp.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Cold Souls
A soul searching comedy.
2009 · 1h 41m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Sophie Barthes
Overview
Paul is agonising over his interpretation of 'Uncle Vanya' and, paralysed by anxiety, stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to alleviate suffering by extracting souls. He enlists their services—only to discover that his soul is the shape and size of a chickpea.
Director and cast
- Sophie Barthes Director
- Paul Giamatti as Paul
- Emily Watson as Claire
- Dina Korzun as Nina
- David Strathairn as Dr. Flintstein
- Katheryn Winnick as Sveta
- Lauren Ambrose as Stephanie
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Hedge Fund Consultant
- Michael Tucker as Theatre Director
- Armand Schultz as Astrov
- Ted Koch as INS Officer
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's comical, yes, but glum and brooding, too, a wintry waltz through acting, underground commerce and metaphysics.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
These are all very surreal, inventive ideas, heightened by the dreamlike cinematography from Barthes' partner, Andrij Parekh; the scenes shot in St. Petersburg, for example, are simultaneously gauzy and bleak.
Christy Lemire, Associated Press
Fresh
Giamatti stammers and futzes and self-loathes with the best of 'em, and his endearing persona and droopy-dog face can move the film along even when the narrative can't.
Justin Berton, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
Peppered with ingenious twists of imagination, Cold Souls walks a tightrope between intellectual slapstick and edgy social commentary.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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