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Norman

Overview

Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

October 21, 2011 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Jonathan Segal

Starring :

Dan Byrd, Emily VanCamp, Richard Jenkins, Adam Goldberg, Billy Lush, Jesse Head, Camille Mana

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

“..watching Norman learn how to manage a stick shift and life is definitely worth it..”
by Betsy Sharkey [Los Angeles Times]
“..theatrical prospects are modest, but the pic is a natural for home-format pickups..”
by Dennis Harvey [Variety]
3 of 4

“..the movie widely finds a way to communicate that without the risks of dialogue..”
by Roger Ebert [Chicago Sun-Times]
“..the contrivances of its protagonist's predicament and its stacking of the emotional deck..”
by Andy Webster [New York Times]
“..the character lingers with you even after the film starts to fade from memory..”
by Jon Frosch [Hollywood Reporter]
2.5 of 4

“..fairly trite..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
“..audition monologue really be limited to an off-screen..”
by Benjamin Mercer [Village Voice]

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