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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonUndeniably, the rhythms — of clanging machines, of humans at work and repose — seen and heard here are the tempo of the quotidian and the repetitive. Yet even in their mundanity, these factory routines are not without their exalted moments.
- 75Slant MagazineJesse CataldoSlant MagazineJesse CataldoA chronicle the act of labor as both a universal function of life and a spectacle in itself.
- 70VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibStatic, strikingly composed documentary stretches are interspersed with actors playing workers who voice a variety of complaints, appreciations and parables that deliberately, even pointedly, fail to encompass the sense of being there amid the unfolding spectacle.
- 70The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldAs with his other features, brevity — in this case, 1 hour 10 minutes — has a way of making the film seem minor. It’s a little diffuse, but it suggests that Mr. Côté is trying out a sketch, with more experiments to come.