| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"Hoffman is terrific, not giving away more than he should. " more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...if Viola Davis isn't nominated by the Academy, an injustice will have been done." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"By the hand of its creator, a smooth transition from stage to screen." more... |
A- |
E! Online
Luke Y. Thompson |
"In adapting his own play to the screen, John Patrick Shanley makes all the right moves..." more... |
B+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"There's not a wind-whipped leaf, rain-hammered window, or burned-out lightbulb the director doesn't admire, lest we ignore a metaphor about spiritual crisis." more... |
C+ |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"Streep and Hoffman will garner much of the film's praise, and both are excellent..." more... |
B+ |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...powerful but stagy..." more... |
B |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"Mr. Shanley has nothing deep to say about the church and its sex scandals, and he’s still largely using words and more words, despite the tilted camera angles and pretty pictures." more... |
B- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...an intellectually and emotionally exhausting and engrossing experience." more... |
A |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"It'll pin you to your seat." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...a commendable rendering of John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...showcases its amazing cast." more... |
B+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"Streep delivers a bravura performance..." more... |
A- |
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