| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...a work of staggering cinematic craft that's part jigsaw puzzle and part meditation on the mysteries of art and stardom." more... |
A |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...a daring attempt at biography as collage." more... |
A- |
Chicago Tribune
Matt Pais |
"The superb music and acting is enough to make this experiment a success..." more... |
B |
E! Online
Matt Stevens |
"The flick only kicks into gear when Blanchett struts onto the screen..." more... |
B- |
filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"...one of the year's best..." more... |
A |
Los Angeles Times
Carina Chocano |
"Todd Haynes' film takes a fractured look at the singer's life and deconstructs biopics in the process." more... |
B+ |
| New York Post |
"Writer-director Todd Haynes's model for approaching 'the music and many lives of Bob Dylan' has more than a touch of genius to it, and it's bound to be imitated." more... |
B |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"...hurls a Molotov cocktail through the facade of the Hollywood biopic factory." more... |
A |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"It's a feast for the eyes, the ears and the Dylanologist scratching around our minds and hearts." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"Anyone can make a bad movie, but it takes a good filmmaker to make one as bad as I'm Not There." more... |
D |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...as much about the cultural connection to Dylan, and the feelings of loyalty and betrayal that he has inspired, as it is about the man himself." more... |
A- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...incoherent..." more... |
C |
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