Barrymore

Name: Barrymore
Genre: Drama
Released: November 14, 2012
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 61

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Image Entertainment | Release Date: November 14, 2012

Summary: As John Barrymore comes to terms with the ravages of his life of excess, he rents an old theatre to rehearse for a backer's audition to raise money for a revival of his 1920 Broadway triumph in Richard III.

Director: Erik Canuel

Genre(s): Drama

Runtime: 83 min

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Manohla Dargis

Nov 14, 2012

Mr. Plummer stumbles beautifully, poignantly and often, leering and searching through a haze of memory or, with concern edged with panic, calling for "a line, a line" much as Richard III calls for a horse. Read full review

David Edelstein

Nov 12, 2012

God, I love Plummer's performance - the twiddling fingers, the tipsy sway of the head, the reverberating roar, as well as the pathos of a man who can't stop acting long enough to hear the cry of his own soul. Read full review

Ernest Hardy

Nov 13, 2012

It takes a minute for the film to move beyond a kind of gilded stasis, but once it does, it - and Plummer - are riveting. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Nov 12, 2012

The material itself has a formulaic solo-bioplay rhythm neither performer nor director can fully elude. Read full review

Betsy Sharkey

Nov 14, 2012

Two things to keep in mind when considering Barrymore, starring Christopher Plummer as the great John B: It was brilliant as a one-man stage show; it was never a good candidate for film. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Nov 15, 2012

Barrymore is a delicious opportunity to watch the great Christopher Plummer perform the role that won him a second Tony Award. But it's also a lesson in the pitfalls of personality-based minimalism. While Plummer acts his heart out, the script becomes one punchline after another. Read full review

Andrew Schenker

Nov 11, 2012

Director Erik Canuel fails to deliver us from the inevitable hermeticism of the material. Read full review

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Dec 6, 2012

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Apr 14, 2014

Barrymore is an unusual, yet entertaining, film. It is a "one man" movie, with Christopher Plummer stealing the show, accompanied by only one other man part of the time, Frank. However, the true meaning of Barrymore surpasses Plummer's excellent performance of the man, but instead is aboutBarrymore is an unusual, yet entertaining, film. It is a "one man" movie, with Christopher Plummer stealing the show, accompanied by only one other man part of the time, Frank. However, the true meaning of Barrymore surpasses Plummer's excellent performance of the man, but instead is about Plummer himself. Plummer is an aging actor who wants to be taken seriously for one last role before he gets too old, just like John Barrymore. Well, he has succeeded.… Expand

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