Look Back in Anger
Associated British-Pathé | Release Date: September 15, 1959 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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83
Portland OregonianTed Mahar
Director Tony Richardson and Burton -- and Mary Ure, Claire Bloom and Edith Evans -- show what excitement could be created on paltry budgets in England in the late '50s and early '60s. [30 Sep 2001]
80
The GuardianPeter Bradshaw
Sixty years on, the big-screen adaptation of the landmark play looks more conservative than revolutionary but Burton’s firepower is undimmed. Read full review
80
The New York TimesBosley Crowther
The fury and hate that John Osborne was able to pack into a flow of violent words in his stage play, Look Back in Anger, are not only matched but also documented in the film that the original stage director, Tony Richardson, has made from that vicious play. Read full review
80
The New YorkerPauline Kael
It's something of a mess, but this mess--and The Entertainer, also a mess--are possibly the most exciting films to have come out of England in this period.
63
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Probably still watchable today, if only for the brittle dialogue and kitchen-sink realism, but undoubtedly dated as well. Read full review
60
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Richardson's is a technical triumph, but somewhere along the line he has lost the heart and the throb that made the play an adventure. The film simultaneously impresses and depresses. Read full review
60
EmpireDavid Parkinson
Powerhouse performance from Richard Burton but a little too old to play the angry young man stuff that is essential to this tale. Read full review
50
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Burton is too old for the part, and Richardson's turgidly literal approach is none too involving. Read full review
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