Movie Info
Genre :
DramaRelease Date :
July 20, 2007 (Limited)MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Milos FormanStarring :
Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgard, Randy Quaid, Michael Lonsdale
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics 
Readers 
[Rate It]
“..so packed with tidbits of interest it can?t fail to be intermittently diverting..”
by Kim Newman [Empire Magazine]
“..On the whole, Goya's Ghosts feels like a missed opportunity..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..Impressively made, watchable costume drama with strong performances from its three leads..”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]
“..as a portrait of the artist, the movie is a letdown..”
by Carina Chocano [LA Times]
“..an overstuffed turkey that's entertaining for all the wrong reasons..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
“..an across-the-board disaster..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
“..a beautiful disaster of a period picture..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
Reviewed by Matt Zoller Seitz [NY Times]
Reviewed by Doris Toumarkine [Film Journal International]
Reviewed by Mick LaSalle [San Francisco Chronicle]
Reviewed by Richard Schickel [TIME Magazine]
Reader's Reviews
The movie was excellent on all counts. The plot however did not follow Goya's life enough, as it did Lorenzo's and Ines. The ending was tragic and illustrates Lorenzo's final concession to this God and his finding true absolution in death for his sins.
posted by notting on Mar 23, 2009