| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
BBC
Neil Smith |
"...a feast for the senses..." more... |
B+ |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"It's like being trapped on an elevator with the circus." more... |
A- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...a rare picture that gets you intoxicated on the possibilities of movies." more... |
A |
CNN.com
Paul Clinton |
"...quite simply, a spectacular reinvention of the movie musical." more... |
A |
| E! Online |
"...simultaneously genius and downright laughable." more... |
B- |
Film Threat
Chris Gore |
"...not a complete disaster..." more... |
B- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...disappointing..." more... |
C |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"...operatic by intention and excessive by design." more... |
B- |
New York Magazine
Peter Rainer |
"[Luhrmann] may think he's resuscitating the musical genre, but it's more like he's stomping it." more... |
C- |
Premiere
Glenn Kenny |
"...will no doubt be the most daring movie...this year." more... |
A- |
Reelviews
James Berardinelli |
"...fresh and...lively." more... |
B+ |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...excess is [director Luhrmann's] Achilles' heel." more... |
C |
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek |
"...a magnificent mess..." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Edward Guthmann |
"...so cheeky, aggressive and bursting with vitality that it can't help being annoying and exhilarating at the same time." more... |
B+ |
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh |
"...never boring, often excruciating and occasionally transcendent..." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"A dazzling wreck." more... |
C- |
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