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The Hoax

Overview


Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

April 06, 2007 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Lasse Hallström

Starring :

Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Julie Delpy, Stanley Tucci, Marcia Gay Harden, Eli Wallach, Stewart Summers, Michael J. Burg

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  Be the 1st!

Review rate : C

“..lacking the pure joy of Catch Me if You Can and the moral heft of Shattered Glass..”
by Eugene Novikov [Film Blather]
2.5 of 4

“..isn't a fraud but it's not the real deal, either..”
by James Berardinelli [Reel Views]
“..for Hallstrom, this is a move in the right direction after the unhappy trio of "The Shipping News," "An Unfinished Life" and "Casanova,"..”
by Deborah Young [Variety]
3.5 of 4

“..bold, wry, cynical and uncompromisingly wicked culture/character study..”
by Bob Strauss [LA Daily News]
4.5 of 5

“..arguably Swedish director Lasse Hallstr?m's most enjoyable film since 2000's Chocolat..”
by Lexi Feinberg [Cinema Blend]
3 of 5

“..a very intriguing story told partially well..”
by David Mercier [Film Judge]
Review rate : B+
Reviewed by Frank Swietek [One Guy's Opinion]
Review rate : B+
Reviewed by BrianOrndorf [FilmJerk.com]
4 of 4
Reviewed by Joe Lozito [Big Picture Big Sound]
4 of 4
Reviewed by Richard Mowe [Boxoffice Magazine]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Erik Childress [eFilmCritic]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Peter Sobczynski [eFilmCritic.com]
Review rate : B
Reviewed by Peter Rainer [The Christian Science Monitor]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Jay Antani [FilmCritic]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Josh Rosenblatt [Austin Chronicle]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Tim Knight [Reel.com]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Rick Kisonak [Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Jules Brenner [Cinema Signals]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by James Kendrick [Q Network Film Desk]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Eugene Novikov [eFilmCritic.com]

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