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- 07:00 PM, Mar 28
whatever its politics, Gimme Shelter fails on multiple levelsby Bilge Ebiri [Vulture ]
the film still falls staggeringly flat, even with the inclusion of a bold and unexpected performance from Vanessa Hudgensby Kate Erbland [Film.com ]
the film is hamstrung by its fidelity to real-life inspirational modelsby Ronnie Scheib [Variety ]
is filled with very good intentions, very bad dialogue and a surprisingly affecting turn by its star Vanessa Hudgensby Betsy Sharkey [LA Times ]
from an artistic perspective, Ron Krauss' heavy-handed drama, "Gimme Shelter," fails almost entirelyby Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News ]
call it the anti-"Philomena"by Sara Stewart [New York Post ]
although a few of its sequences attain a certain streetwise naturalism, the story unfolds in large part through awkward contrivanceby Sheri Linden [Hollywood Reporter ]