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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxA gorgeous feature that's both passing strange and undeniably beautiful.
- 80SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirConveys an intense sculptural loveliness with something moving beneath it, maybe a sense of menace. And it's leavened, like once per hour, with a teeny dash of humor. This isn't nearly as immediately likable or showy as "Cremaster 3," but in a quiet way just as spectacular.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoSongbird Bjork and artist hubby Matthew Barney team up in Drawing Restraint 9, and the spectacular result is exactly what should be expected from these one-of-a-kind creative oddballs.
- 75The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsIt's hard to shake the sense that there's less here than meets the eye, but what meets the eye burns with a rare intensity.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe uninitiated viewer can admire it simply for the majesty of its visual poetry.
- 63PremiereAaron HillisPremiereAaron HillisLooks, feels, and tastes like a more accessible evolution of "Cremaster," so try to gauge your own tolerance for indulgent eccentricity (at 135 minutes, it could stand to lose 20).
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceThose who fear that the mainstream of contemporary art has become little more than an extension of fashion will find no comfort in Drawing Restraint 9, Matthew Barney's latest big-budget ejaculation of ritual self-involvement and superficial foofery.
- 50Chicago TribuneAllison BenediktChicago TribuneAllison BenediktAs visually stunning as it is, "DR9" is also more than two hours and contains, at best, 10 lines of dialogue, an ear-piercing Bjork score and no discernible plot.
- 30Chicago ReaderFred CamperChicago ReaderFred CamperThe music Bjork wrote for the sound track is at least minimally accomplished, unlike Barney's staggeringly vacant direction.