| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"High-spirited foolishness." more... |
B+ |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...beneath the fun lurks a dry and weary sigh at life's refusal to match the tidiness of art." more... |
A- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...a film about the making of a film based on a novel about the writing of a novel." more... |
A |
| E! Online |
"...director Michael Winterbottom fashions a film as inspired as its source." more... |
B+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...the first great, mind-tickling treat of the new movie year." more... |
A |
filmcritic.com
Chris Barsanti |
"...swift piece of work..." more... |
B |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"This movie is a proudly esoteric piece of comedy jazz..." more... |
B |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...swift, funny and surprisingly unpretentious." more... |
B+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...enjoyable in a non-demanding way, but it's not the kind of motion picture that will attract widespread appeal or be remembered long after its release." more... |
B- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...inventive and bizarre and marvelously entertaining." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"...a highly amusing combination period film and mockumentary." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...as much commentary as adaptation..." more... |
B |
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