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Twist
Directed by
Jacob Tierney
R
2003
1h 37m
Drama
6.2
16%
53%
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A queer "Oliver Twist" update set in the hustler district of modern-day Toronto.
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Cast of Twist
Nick Stahl
Dodge
Joshua Close
Oliver
Gary Farmer
Fagin
Michèle-Barbara Pelletier
Nancy
Tygh Runyan
David
Stephen McHattie
The Senator
Moti Yona
Charley
Brigid Tierney
Betsy
Maxwell McCabe-Lokos
Noah
Andre Noble
Adam
James Gilpin
Aide
Josh Holliday
Morris
Mike Lobel
Bully
Michael Ripley
John
Caroline Sura
Girl
Emily Hampshire
Waitress
Dave Graham
Buck (uncredited)
Twist Ratings & Reviews
Dallas Morning News
Tom Maurstad
The only thing funny about Twist is how seriously it takes its own pompous preposterousness.
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Decidedly dark but consistently engaging.
Seattle Times
John Hartl
One of the glummest recent attempts to drag a classic story into the 21st century.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Apart from the somewhat novel conceit of turning Dickens into the stuff of a Gus Van Sant picture (see My Own Private Idaho), there's nothing original, nor compelling, about Twist.
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein
Cuaron ran into trouble by being overly faithful to Dickens' story, changing almost nothing except the setting.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Laura Kelly
A surprisingly deep, dramatic twist on an old melodrama.
New York Times
Dave Kehr
If there is anything to be gained from tugging Oliver Twist from early industrial London to contemporary Toronto, it is not evident in this small, bland Canadian film.
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman
More tedious than affecting, the film feels like an excuse for reproducing more of the kind of kinky imagery notoriously employed by fashion photographer Steven Meisel in his creepy pedophile advertisements for Calvin Klein.
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
Despite some strong performances, the movie never really makes a case for its own existence.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
The movie's far too stagy and pretentious.
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
Ultimately more unsavory than enlightening, and would have benefited from a more humorous approach to its purloined themes.
L.A. Weekly
Ella Taylor
If he's listening, old Charlie Dickens must surely be yelling 'Liven it up, lads!' from the grave.
Ebert & Roeper
Richard Roeper
Twist tries to be creative and profound, but I think it fails miserably.
Observer
Rex Reed
Although faithful to the social-reformist urgency at the heart of Charles Dickens' writing, Twist translates the novel's mixture of evil and poignancy into a valid theme for today's hard-boiled audiences.
Village Voice
Jorge Morales
You know things are bad when the most interesting character, the menacing brute Bill Sykes, is never heard or seen on-screen.
TheMovieChicks.com
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Unrelenting in its tragedy, this movie should come with a major bummer warning or something to help you recover from the haunting images. The story is a little thin at times.
ToxicUniverse.com
John A. Nesbit
transforming the ending into a more realistic outcome doesn't make this provocative arthouse fare
La Movie Boeuf
David N. Butterworth
There's nothing here a handful of show-stopping production numbers -- or a good steam cleaning -- couldn't fix.
Film Journal International
David Noh
A joyless series of shooting-up scenes.
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
Isn't without interest, but overall it's more an earnest attempt than a successful accomplishmrent.
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