Gloria
Columbia C.E.I.A.D. | Release Date: October 1, 1980 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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90
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Cassavetes and the two leads keep maudlin sentimentality at bay until the very bitter end, when the film basically 'fesses up that movie-style happy endings are the stuff of pipe dreams. Terrific. Read full review
80
NewsweekDavid Ansen
Gloria is pure, unembarrassed jive--a hipster's lark of a movie--and Rowlands give a great jive artist's performance, straight-faced and charged with sly conviction. [06 Oct 1980, p.72]
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Gloria is tough, sweet and goofy. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineJake Cole
Cassavetes and Rowlands lend a screwball energy to this thriller, ably playing conflicting moods of suspense and silliness off each other to complicate an otherwise straightforward genre film. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubPeter Labuza
Gloria is the rare Cassavetes film to expand its scope beyond an insular community. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Under the masterful direction of husband John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands delivers a gutsy, spellbinding performance in this excellent crime film. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The agreeable Gloria - despite the TV advertising, it is neither violent nor frightening - has three built-in audiences, none of which should be disappointed in the slightest: students of acting, children and suckers for fairy tales. [11 Oct 1980]
70
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Heightened emotion and nagging banal reality fight each other for screen space, doing final battle in a daringly ambiguous ending. Read full review
70
The New YorkerRichard Brody
Cassavetes films Rowlands, his wife, with self-deprecating adoration; the demanding man likens himself to the defenseless boy, and both are saved by this gloriously burdened woman who would kill for them. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Gena Rowlands is excellent as the tired woman who decides to take her chances for the boy. The kid is a right blend of understanding and childish tantrums. Read full review
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