
The film follows a mountain man on the run from authorities who survives the winter by breaking into empty vacation homes. He's haunted by a recurring dream of being lost at sea and constantly has flashbacks of his former life of a family man.... (Full plot summary below)
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The film follows a mountain man on the run from authorities who survives the winter by breaking into empty vacation homes. He's haunted by a recurring dream of being lost at sea and constantly has flashbacks of his former life of a family man.
Leave your thoughts about Buster's Mal Heart.
| Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeAn affecting brainteaser with echoes of Lynchian dissociation. |
| Under the RadarDustin KrcatovichEven when the film tarries perilously close to Fight Club "what is reality?" territory, it works to ultimately benefit the whole. |
| NerdistLuke Y. ThompsonDoom and disorientation are omnipresent, but like Jonah/Buster, you'll want-nay, need-to press onward and discover the final revelation. |
| The Film StageJordan RaupDespite a committed lead performance and flashes of finding beauty in the bizarre, Buster’s Mal Heart loses confidence as it proceeds, resulting in a journey of half-formed ideas that could’ve used as much focus as Malek’s dead-eyed glance. |
| Village VoiceApril WolfeIt’s science fiction that’s complex, thoughtful and funny, like 12 Monkeys or Primer run through a Fargo filter. |
| Playboy OnlineStephen RebelloAs a showcase for Smith's unique talent, original vision and deadpan humor-let alone as a study of a strange guy with a rich inner life-the movie is an art house-style fascinator. |
| SF WeeklySherilyn ConnellyNobody plays barely maintained sanity like Malek, it's fun to spot all the unintentional Mr. Robot parallels, and those unfamiliar with the show might be inspired to check it out. |
| Cinema ScopeRobert KoehlerFor all the technique on display (Josh Bissett's sound and Mister Squinter's electronic music rattles and screeches), this picture of a disturbed man is a lot like following a maze of bread crumbs that leads you back right where you started. |
| Moveable FestStephen SaitoTo make something so surreal to work, it must have its bearings and Smith's strong sense of human nature allows the confrontations with the strange and unknown to be deeply felt. |
| Screen ZealotsLouisa MooreThis is one unsettling movie guaranteed to inspire many deep, philosophical conversations. |