When she seeks to join a group of low-end urban witches, Bonnie must decide how far she's willing to go in order to learn their craft, and find a home.
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“This Must Be the Place may feature too many wayward detours to satisfy some passengers, but Sean Penn's beguiling performance and Paolo Sorrentino's scenic visuals make this a road trip worth following.”
The conceit of showing a pop-culture figure's life out of the limelight is beyond hackneyed, but the film's incongruous visual splendor and Penn's all-or-nothing commitment keep Sorrentino's unabashed folly afloat for a while.
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Scott Foundas
RTFilm Comment MagazineJun 20, 2013
Sorrentino's aggressively life-affirming movie has wormed its way into the hearts of a surprising number of usually sensible, discerning critics.
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Joe Williams
RTSt. Louis Post-DispatchNov 21, 2012
Penn has created a colorful tour guide, but in "This Must Be the Place," there's no there there.
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Yasser Medina
RTCinefiliaJun 27, 2023
Penn's performance as the rockstar offers slight moments of eccentricity, but his road trip turns dull and loses substance when it stops to interrogate the platitudes of loneliness, old age, and the need for self-discovery. [Full review in Spanish]
