the character to life from within." Roger Ebert gives the film 3.5 stars out of 4, saying "It centers on an extraordinary performance that plays like an unceasing panic attack. To call it uncompromising is to wish for a better word.... It is full throttle all the way with insecurity, needfulness, loneliness, mistrust, desperation, self-hate, apology and despair." Home media The film was released on DVD by Factory 25 on September 29, 2009. The film was released as part of the Criterion Collection in August 2022. References External links 2007 films American independent films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films