[An] earnest, yet harrowing, heartbreaker...

Von Trier’s patent insincerity and facetiousness could be read as a satire on movie emotionalism, or as its own kind of conceptual art. Either way, it’s quite an experience.

There are few movies around that take such huge risks: this is high-wire filmmaking, without a net of irony.

A movie which is both powerful drama and for some a religious awakening.