| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Longino |
"Able to leap only a really short building in a single bound." more... |
B- |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"Half of the film is more persuasive than the other, and the connective threads are thin." more... |
C |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...a film of intricately layered flashbacks." more... |
A- |
E! Online
Matt Stevens |
"The performances are top-notch..." more... |
B+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...elegant biodrama..." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"It's not unheard of for a movie detective to be more interesting than the corpse he (or she) is investigating. This just isn't one of those times." more... |
C- |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"This noir take on George Reeves' death has its high points but doesn't quite fly." more... |
C+ |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"Despite the lovingly detailed costumes and the corruption that hangs over everything like smog, Reeves is the only interesting character." more... |
C |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...exasperating..." more... |
C- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"This is a fine opportunity to peer through a window into the unglamorous side of Tinseltown's golden years." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...a steadily engrossing movie..." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"The film, actually, is a little like Reeves himself: It starts promisingly and trails off into indistinctness and mystery." more... |
C+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...the film's evocation of its era is immaculate." more... |
B+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...the narrative bogs down..." more... |
B- |
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