Constellation
Warner Home Video | Release Date: February 2, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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60
VarietyRobert Koehler
Exceptionally strong cast is pictures beating heart. Read full review
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Washington PostDesson Thomson
The central story, in which Helms has to make up his mind whether to attend his sister's funeral, is too limited a conflict to hang a movie on. Ultimately, audiences will have to satisfy themselves with the collective presence of these actors and the movie's obviously good-hearted intentions. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
Only Williams makes any real emotional connection: I'm not sure I'd call his performance good, but there's something fascinating about seeing the man once heralded as "the black Clark Gable" three decades removed from heartthrob status, heavy and sullen-looking, weighed down by the burdens of time and age. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Writer-director Jordan Walker-Pearlman can't adequately handle either of his tasks: The script is as sappy as the direction is awkward. Fortunately, he was smart enough to enlist a cast of pros who can ably sidestep the project's many potholes. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
There are effective scenes and powerful performances scattered among long sequences in which various members of the family gaze into space as they contemplate the burden of the past, walk aimlessly through Atlanta or have odd encounters with strangers. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyScott Brown
Deeply odd films are often deeply personal ones, and Constellation, a dazed, inchoate drama about a mixed-race Alabama family, tells a story that's clearly close to the heart of writer-director Jordan Walker-Pearlman. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
Heavy-handedness prevails, with the schmaltzy original score as unconvincing as the script. An over-reliance on song, from pop to Puccini to Ellington to hip-hop, doesn't compensate for what's lacking in the storytelling. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
Walker-Pearlman's strengths lie in these characterizations and his ability to draw subtle performances from his actors. However, the powerfully understated moments are undercut by the film's unwieldy structure. Any emotional momentum that builds is lost with the interminable flashbacks. Read full review
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The New York TimesMatt Zoller Seitz
If earnestness equaled skill, Constellation would be a classic. Read full review
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New York PostKyle Smith
Williams appears to be having trouble keeping his eyes open, and the audience will, too. Read full review
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