| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"Takes itself too seriously." more... |
C- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
" It works well, but in ways the audience isn't anticipating." more... |
B- |
| E! Online |
"There's little buoyancy in the heavy-handed Levity." more... |
C+ |
filmcritic.com
Nicholas Schager |
"Thornton's reserved performance...is well suited to the rhythms of (director) Solomon's glacially-paced film..." more... |
B |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...a high-charged emotional work, fleshed out with believable characters and a sharply observed environment." more... |
B+ |
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas |
"Neither star power nor good intentions can compensate for a basic lack of authenticity." more... |
C |
New York Post
Megan Lehmann |
"Morose redemption drama." more... |
C- |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"Levity, with its ponderous seriousness and its stark moral simplicity, would have worked better as a super-hero movie..." more... |
C |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Levity is a thoughtful, almost poetic, piece that puts forth the argument that redemption is not easily achieved." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...a dreary film..." more... |
D |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...ultimately the dreamlike quality works to the detriment of this weakly plotted film..." more... |
C+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...absorbing, well-cast and ultimately satisfying..." more... |
B |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...an intriguing movie..." more... |
B- |
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