| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...it's often watchable (and listenable) without ever being good." more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"The story requires light footwork, a kind of dancing over the ice before it cracks, and (director) Newell strides steadily onward." more... |
C- |
Chicago Tribune
Matt Pais |
"Classic novel¿s adaptation has a fever, and the cure is fewer unintentional laughs." more... |
C |
Hollywood Reporter
Sura Wood |
"Ambitious literary adaptation loses some magic in its translation to the screen." more... |
C |
Los Angeles Times
Carina Chocano |
"...more telenovela than epic." more... |
C- |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"If you've seen Gone With the Wind, you've seen what Love in the Time of Cholera isn't." more... |
C |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"Faithful to the outline of the novel but emotionally and spiritually anemic..." more... |
C- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...a misstep of nearly epic proportions." more... |
C- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"Small but nagging problems drag it down, such as weird acting choices, bizarre casting and strange aging makeup." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"It's an expensive period piece that tries hard to duplicate the magic of the novel but simply fails to muster any special impact or appeal." more... |
C |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...oddly listless and uninvolving." more... |
C |
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