| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...another fearsome performance from Peter Sarsgaard..." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"There is some ambiguity about why a final event takes place, and that's all right, but the way in which the movie reveals it is, I think, singularly ineffective." more... |
B- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"Sarsgaard is touching and fully engaged..." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"Writer-director Craig Lucas all but kills his play The Dying Gaul in this transfer to the silver screen." more... |
D |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"All three lead performances in The Dying Gaul are brilliant." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Nicholas Schager |
"...The Dying Gaul seems relevant only insofar as its cast effectively pinpoints the vengeful malice born from spurned love and squandered trust." more... |
B- |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...extremely well-acted -- if flawed..." more... |
B- |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"...sublimely acted..." more... |
A |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"The actors could not be better." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...it's a meticulous piece of construction..." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak |
"...takes itself awfully seriously." more... |
C+ |
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