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Synecdoche, New York (2008)

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Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B-
Source Brief Review Grade*
E! Online
Alex Markerson
"...as heart-wrenching as it is mind-bending." more... A  
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
"I gave up making heads or tails of Synecdoche, New York..." more... D+
filmcritic.com
Matt McKillop
"This is a movie that wants to contain all of life, everything. If that sounds impossible, you're right. It is. But that doesn't stop Kaufman from trying to cram it all inside." more... C-
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
"This mind-blowing dark comedy stars a terrific Philip Seymour Hoffman..." more... A-
New York Times
Manohla Dargis
"...as much a cry from the heart as it is an assertion of creative consciousness." more... A  
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
"...while there are times when this film could be considered strangely compelling, it's mostly an overlong, pretentious bore." more... C  
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
"...exhilarating and exasperating in equal doses." more... B-
USA Today
Claudia Puig
"The film disappoints terribly..." more... C-
* Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)
 
 


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