Saw this before taking off for a couple weeks (world cup yo) so my impressions are a little foggy. This review calling it the greatest american film in years piqued my interest (especially because the AV club usually hates everything), but ultimately The Immigrant is probably going to end up being a film I respect but will probably never watch again. It looks great, and is impressively committed to sticking to its world, but I did feel that the 'metaphor' sign was flashing a little too brightly by the end (if the acting wasn't so solid it would have tipped into melodrama at around the midway point). Still, its a solidly made, ambitious film that is worth checking out. It may not redefine american cinema, but at least it makes the effort to be interesting.
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