
Grisly murders occur in a small town. Two FBI agents arrive, set up their cameras in three interview rooms, and set up interviews of three survivors: a girl of about nine, a foul-mouthed cop with a bandaged hand, and a young woman of about 20 who uses drugs. Each tells their story as the male FBI agent listens and watches from a separate room: the girl draws for and talks to the female agent, the local chief interviews the injured cop, and two officers interview the young wom... (Full plot summary below)
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Grisly murders occur in a small town. Two FBI agents arrive, set up their cameras in three interview rooms, and set up interviews of three survivors: a girl of about nine, a foul-mouthed cop with a bandaged hand, and a young woman of about 20 who uses drugs. Each tells their story as the male FBI agent listens and watches from a separate room: the girl draws for and talks to the female agent, the local chief interviews the injured cop, and two officers interview the young woman. As they tell their stories, some of which are inaccurate and self-serving, we see what actually happened the day before. Can the agents or anyone else put the pieces together?
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| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenJennifer Lynch, daughter of David Lynch, proves to be a chip off the old block in this tense, delightfully over-the-top police thriller. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyFrom the looks of her latest cinematic abomination, it seems Jennifer Lynch is doomed to forever be regarded as David Lynch%u2019s untalented daughter. |
| Sky CinemaRob DanielSurveillance may brim with violence and unease, but it's a puzzle box film you'll have grim fun solving. |
| I.E. WeeklyAmy NicholsonTwo-thirds of Surveillance is taut and absorbing, yet the cheap third act twist feels tacked on from a lesser talent, say one whose last name rhymes with 'Pshyamalan.' |
| MTVKurt LoderThe picture is twisted and disturbing and funny. Director Jennifer Lynch has pushed the material to the wall -- she has a gift for violence and perversity, and she never pulls back. |
| Seanax.comSean AxmakerJennifer is no David Lynch and her film, while inventive and quirky and at time quite devious, misses the organic alchemy of his films. |
| Denver PostLisa KennedyIn this long-time-coming sophomore film, Lynch exercises powers of her own. She gets repellant, seductive, sympathetic performances from her actors. Ormond and Pullman are frightfully good at teasing intimacy. |
| Metromix.comGeoff BerkshireLynch has clearly learned from her father's knack for crafting eerily unsettling movies, although her instincts seem to favor solid genre thrills. |
| eFilmCritic.comPeter SobczynskiThere are a couple of admittedly arresting images on display here and there--not enough to make this film worth watching but enough to make you hope that it doesn't take Lynch another 16 years to make another one. |
| Shared DarknessBrent SimonA wholly engaging partial misfire, if that makes sense -- a spare yet stylish marginal recommendation that connects due to its provocative premise and ruminations on violence, and the considerations that spawns. |