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The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

Overview


Genre :

Drama, Romance

Release Date :

December 30, 2009 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Jodie Markell

Starring :

Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Ellen Burstyn, Ann-Margret, Will Patton

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

4 of 5

“..With a film as classically well made as Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, there's no denying its romantic spell..”
by Steve Ramos [Boxoffice Magazine]
1.5 of 4

“..This romantic melodrama set in 1920s Mississippi seems almost like a self-parody of Williams' earlier work..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
2 of 5

“..The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond proves why some screenplays deserve to remain lost...”
by Alexander Zalben [Filmcritic.com]
“..Despite "Teardrop Diamond's" rough edges, the filmmaker, who has spent much of her career acting on stage and screen, succeeds in transporting us back to that other time..”
by Betsy Sharkey [LA Times]
“..a must-see for admirers of Tennessee Williams..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [Hollywood Reporter]
2 of 4

“..a mere anecdote in the great American playwright's canon..”
by Bill Weber [Slant Magazine]
2 of 5

“.."The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond" descends with dismaying speed into clichéd Southern melodrama...”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
Review rate : C
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
Reviewed by Melissa Anderson [Village Voice]
Reviewed by Stephen Holden [NY Times]

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