Elephant Reviews

Elephant Review
by Balaji Srinivasan (Rating: 2/4)
Elephant is a film about a normal day at a High School. A kid gets a ride from his father who is drunk; Girls ogle at a young hunk; Teenagers talk about their dating situation and friendships; A photography enthusiast goes to the dark room to develop his...more

Elephant Review
by Michael Yagi (Rating: 7.5/8)
The tagline of the movie is 'An ordinary high school day. Except that it's not'. That is exactly what the film was. The movie follows the daily routines of select students in and out of high school. It's told through the eyes of each of these students...more

Elephant Review
by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 3/4)
Directed by Gus Van Sant, from his screenplay. Starring Alex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson. Running time: 81 minutes. Rated AA by the MFCB. Reviewed on February 3rd, 2004. more

Elephant Review
by Richard A. Zwelling (Rating: 4/4)
Those who know me well will say that I am not particularly squeamish when it comes to disturbing films. I consider Requiem for a Dream, Blue Velvet, and Chinatown as a few of my all-time favorites. Even if I feel slightly uncomfortable during a film, I...more

Elephant Review
by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2/4)
ELEPHANT, which, except for the last ten minutes, would be better titled ANOTHER BORING DAY IN THE LIFE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, is one of those annoying, aren't-we-clever productions. Its cameras are in constant slow motion as they pan the rooms,...more

Elephant Review
by Laura Clifford (Rating: B-)
An aerial shot shows a car weaving down a leafy suburban street, bumping against parked cars. A bleached blonde teenager, John McFarland (John Robinson) exasperatedly tells his father (Timothy Bottoms) to get out of the car, that his mother will kill...more

Elephant Review
by Jon Popick (Rating: 4/10)
If you hate substance but absolutely love shots of teenagers walking in slow motion, then you're either writer-director Gus Van Sant or one of the whack jobs on the Cannes jury that awarded his Elephant both the Golden Palm and Best Director awards at...more

Elephant Review
by Robin Clifford (Rating: B)
It's a normal, sunny fall day for the students of a Portland, Oregon high school. School photographer Elias (Elias McConnell) snap pictures of other students; Nate Nathan Tyson) meets his girlfriend Carrie (Carrie Finklea) after playing football;...more