Barrymore
Image Entertainment | Release Date: November 14, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The New York TimesManohla DargisNov 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
80
Village VoiceErnest HardyNov 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
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNov 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
75
Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumNov 20, 2012
Among the drawbacks: Director Érik Canuel jumps through hoops in an effort to make the stage piece (by William Luce) move like the movie piece it isn't. Read full review
75
New York PostLou LumenickNov 15, 2012
With much help from an exasperated off-screen prompter - the only other performer in this small gem - Plummer's Barrymore shows flashes of glory as he delivers bits and pieces of various Shakespearean roles. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyNov 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
50
VarietyDennis HarveyNov 12, 2012
The material itself has a formulaic solo-bioplay rhythm neither performer nor director can fully elude. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNov 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
40
Time OutDavid FearNov 13, 2012
This isn't a film, it's a recording of canned ham-tasty, certainly, but creaky nonetheless. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerNov 11, 2012
Director Erik Canuel fails to deliver us from the inevitable hermeticism of the material. Read full review
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