| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"A thoughtful thriller blessed with excellent actors and an inspired director." more... |
A- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"This is one of the year's best films." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder |
"...(director) Meirelles' slow-burning thriller defies strict genre conventions." more... |
A- |
| E! Online |
"...the smartest thriller in recent memory." more... |
A |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"The movie is smart, serious, and adult about something that matters..." more... |
A- |
filmcritic.com
Nicholas Schager |
"...a concoction of paranoia-drenched conspiracy theories and white liberal guilt over Africa that purports to care about the plight of impoverished Kenyans..." more... |
D+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"There are awkward moments, given the need to rush through a convoluted plot, and the peripheral characters that never fully come alive. But The Constant Gardener gets the essence of the story." more... |
B |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"Its creeping pace will bore many viewers, but it'll inspire more than a few to march in the streets." more... |
B |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"Fernando Meirelles's excellent adaptation of the novel by John le Carré is likely to linger in your mind and may even trouble your conscience." more... |
A- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"The Constant Gardener is talky and intelligent, and never takes the cheap way out." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Long after it's over, you still feel its sting." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...beautifully structured, an artful mix of forward motion and flashbacks." more... |
A |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...engrossing, intelligent, emotionally powerful and mostly well-acted..." more... |
B |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...a masterwork of suspense, romance and political intrigue." more... |
A |
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