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For Ellen

Overview

Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

September 05, 2012 (Limited)

Director :

So Young Kim

Starring :

Paul Dano, Jon Heder, Jena Malone, Margarita Levieva, Dakota Johnson, Alex Mauriello, Shaylena Mandigo

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  Be the 1st!

Review rate : C+

“..the drama is so minimalist that it's hard to glimpse the man behind the woe..”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
1 of 4

“..imitation of "Five Easy Pieces" and "Crazy Heart," the film seems to assume that we'll find Dano's lost-boy shtick interesting. But he never comes across as complicated, just tiresome, insipid and self-absorbed..”
by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
3 of 5

“..Dano’s performance as a lost dreamer running from adulthood resonates beautifully..”
by Joe Neumaier [NY Daily News]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jeff Shannon [Seattle Times]
Reviewed by Michael Atkinson [Village Voice]
Reviewed by A.O. Scott [NY Times]
Reviewed by Mark Jenkins [NPR]

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