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Genre :

Biography, Drama

Release Date :

November 05, 2010 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Doug Liman

Starring :

Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Ty Burrell, Sam Shepard, Michael Kelly, Brooke Smith, David Denman, Noah Emmerich, Geoffrey Cantor, Tim Griffin, Philipp Karner

REVIEWS RATE: Critics Readers [Rate It]

Review rate : B

“..The movie is often a curiously bland, unemotional affair..”

by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]

“..riveting entertainment..”

by Mick LaSalle [San Francisco Chronicle]

“..it's engrossing, all around..”

by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]

“..an unintentionally perplexing film..”

by Kenneth Turan [LA Times]

“..a strident, condescending Hollywood melodrama..”

by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]

“..a stirring, relatable human drama..”

by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]

“.."Fair Game" is written as a drama and paced as a thriller, and it works just fine both ways..”

by Moira Macdonald [Seattle Times]

Review rate : B-

“.."Fair Game" fails to turn old news into searing drama and falls surprisingly flat..”

by James Verniere [Boston Herald]

Review rate : B+
Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]

Reviewed by Christopher Kelly [Dallas Morning News]

Reviewed by Bill Weber [Slant Magazine]

Reviewed by Nick Pinkerton [Village Voice]

Reviewed by Justin Chang [Variety]

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