Liam
Lions Gate Films | Release Date: September 21, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
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Generally favorable reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
20
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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60
Village VoiceAmy Taubin
Acting is the strongest element in Stephen Frears's Liam. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
A realist mode that strains credibility; it's tenuous and inflexible -- and easily ruptured by the contrived irony in Jimmy McGovern's screenplay. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
At once a heartfelt story about a family undone by violence and an overburdened allegory of fascism. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
For what amounts to a fairly sentimental glance backward, the film is oddly styled; Andrew Dunn (who also shot the baroque "Monkeybone") favors oblique angles and lighting worthy of an Italian horror movie. Read full review
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