| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Longino |
"A full-of-life performance from Ryan Gosling." more... |
A- |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"Gritty and terrifically human..." more... |
A- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...a wholly absorbing and delicately shaded portrait of an educator..." more... |
A- |
E! Online
Dezhda Mountz |
"...the writing couldn't be better--there's just not a lot of it." more... |
C+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"Without ever appearing to act, Gosling is the most exciting actor of his generation." more... |
A |
filmcritic.com
Norm Schrager |
"Challenges and questions abound in this solid drama..." more... |
B |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"Too bad there is only about half an hour's worth of story here." more... |
C |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"This isn't a pleasure-free zone, but the film earns its glimmers of happiness, and there are glimmers, with honesty." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"Gosling is so mesmerizing that you wish Half Nelson were half as good." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Gianni Truzzi |
"...upends most movie images, both romantic and negatively stereotyped, of the urban classroom." more... |
B+ |
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