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Goya's Ghosts

Overview

Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

July 20, 2007 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Milos Forman

Starring :

Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgard, Randy Quaid, Michael Lonsdale

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

3 of 5

“..so packed with tidbits of interest it can?t fail to be intermittently diverting..”
by Kim Newman [Empire Magazine]
2 of 4

“..On the whole, Goya's Ghosts feels like a missed opportunity..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
3 of 5

“..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]
1.5 of 4

“..an overstuffed turkey that's entertaining for all the wrong reasons..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
1 of 4

“..an across-the-board disaster..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
1.5 of 4

“..a beautiful disaster of a period picture..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
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]

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