Overview
Genre :
Drama, ThrillerRelease Date :
January 20, 2012 (Limited)MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Ralph FiennesStarring :
Ralph Fiennes, Vanessa Redgrave, Gerard Butler, Brian Cox, Jessica Chastain, John Kani, Paul Jesson, James Nesbitt, Ashraf Barhom, Lubna Azabal
REVIEWS RATE:
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Review rate : B
“..yet with its forever-war landscape, it couldn't be more..”
“..yet with its forever-war landscape, it couldn't be more..”
by Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News]
Review rate : B
“..together they bring this world alive, closing the centuries-long distance between the writing of the play and this interpretation..”
“..together they bring this world alive, closing the centuries-long distance between the writing of the play and this interpretation..”
by Manohla Dargis [New York Times]
“..this film has a ripped-from-TV antic buzz of foreign wars, economic troubles and pandering politics..”
by Liam Lacey [Globe and Mail]
“..they make every line seem personally conceived, surprising yet inevitable..”
by Eric Hynes [Village Voice]
“..thespian self-directing tends toward the blustery, for reasons that are easy to understand..”
by Dana Stevens [Slate]
Review rate : C+
“..the fact that in this film they're often doing so on a cable news show or while brandishing a Kalashnikov is just so much window-dressing..”
“..the fact that in this film they're often doing so on a cable news show or while brandishing a Kalashnikov is just so much window-dressing..”
by Chris Barsanti [Filmcritic.com]
Review rate : B
“..the dangerous dynamics of fickle crowds and scenes of lacerating intimacy..”
“..the dangerous dynamics of fickle crowds and scenes of lacerating intimacy..”
by Kathleen Murphy [MSN Movies]
“..shot with an aggressive ugliness - the lighting is flat and lackluster..”
by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
Review rate : A-
“..not only makes a brilliant, fearsome Coriolanus - he also displays an exciting talent for filmmaking..”
“..not only makes a brilliant, fearsome Coriolanus - he also displays an exciting talent for filmmaking..”
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
“..neat trick..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
“..make a vitriolic pair - heavyweight screen acting at its best..”
by Ray Bennett [Hollywood Reporter]
“..film's first half is rather challenging to navigate..”
by Peter Debruge [Variety]
Review rate : C
“..deserves to be seen, however, especially among those who enjoy Shakespeare without considering themselves purists..”
“..deserves to be seen, however, especially among those who enjoy Shakespeare without considering themselves purists..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..an acerbic, resonant, troubling film, one of the year's very best..”
by Andrew O'Hehir [Salon.com]
Review rate : B
Reviewed by Betsy Sharkey [Los Angeles Times]
Reviewed by Betsy Sharkey [Los Angeles Times]
Review rate : D+
Reviewed by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
Reviewed by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
