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44 Inch Chest

Overview


Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

January 15, 2010 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Malcolm Venville

Starring :

Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Ian McShane, Tom Wilkinson, Joanne Whalley, Stephen Dillane, Steven Berkoff, Melvil Poupaud

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  2 of 5 [Rate It]

“..watchable..”
by Andy Klein [LA Times]
3 of 5

“..ultimately something of a mixed bag but it's worth seeing..”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]
2 of 5

“..too rarely feels like a movie...”
by Kim Newman [Empire Magazine]
Review rate : B

“..the film relies on too many cliche crutches to be fully worthy of such a gifted treatment...”
by Cole Smithey [ColeSmithey.com]
1.5 of 5

“..It's a waste of time..”
by Jennie Kermode [Eye for Film]
Review rate : B+

“..It's a razor-sharp bear trap of a movie..”
by Brian Orndorf [BrianOrndorf.com]
3 of 5

“..feels more like a play than a film..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Chris Cabin [Filmcritic.com]
Reviewed by Ella Taylor [npr.org]
Reviewed by Ray Bennett [Hollywood Reporter]

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