Far from the Madding Crowd
Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: May 1, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 40 Critic Reviews
Positive:
32
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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60
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottMay 15, 2015
Vinterberg's Far From the Madding Crowd is a lovely adaptation. What's more, it's downright entertaining. Read full review
60
The New YorkerAnthony LaneApr 27, 2015
Hardy gave his heroine a symphonic range, and all an actress can do is pick out certain tones and strains — the fluted whimsy by which Bathsheba is occasionally stirred, or the brassiness of her anger. Julie Christie was the more accomplished flirt, and her beauty was composed of fire and air, whereas Mulligan relies more darkly on earth and water. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawApr 2, 2015
There is ultimately something very unbalanced in this movie: the female lead and one male support are outstanding; another supporting male is fine and the third is frankly uncomfortable and miscast. Read full review
60
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganApr 2, 2015
It’s a title to be admired, certainly, but for all its visual fireworks, Far From The Madding Crowd doesn’t truly ignite an emotional spark. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyApr 29, 2015
To be fair, Far From The Madding Crowd isn’t the kind of novel that lends itself to adaptation; it was originally published as a monthly serial, and still reads that way. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleApr 30, 2015
An adaptation not firing on all cylinders. Read full review
50
Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekApr 28, 2015
As written by Hardy, Bathsheba is bracingly whole and human; here she’s been outlined, and thus circumscribed, by an eager student’s highlighter. Read full review
40
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeApr 30, 2015
Far From the Madding Crowd will no doubt captivate future generations of tenth-graders who couldn’t be bothered to read the book, but it flattens the complex characters and grand scope of Hardy’s novel into an airless and overly truncated CliffsNotes version. Read full review
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