Reality
Oscilloscope Pictures | Release Date: March 15, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
76
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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60
The New YorkerAnthony LaneMar 20, 2013
In short, there are moments, in this very uneven film with its lamination of the ancient and the monstrously new, when the spirit of Fellini hovers overhead like a naughty angel. [25 March 2013, p.109]
60
EmpireSimon CrookMar 18, 2013
As a satire on the seduction by media and our infatuation with celebrity, it's hardly "The Truman Show," but Garrone’s Gomorrah follow-up is wry and witty. Plenty of fun. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanMar 14, 2013
There is enough here — including the gifted Arena’s barely believable backstory — to keep your head spinning. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawMar 8, 2013
It's a likable film played with gusto and heart — though fundamentally a little sentimental and predictable. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungMar 8, 2013
Half comedy and half drama, the film struggles to find its tone amid stock characters and leisurely plotting, with nods to Fellini and Italian neorealism that leave the taste of a big, reheated pizza. It all should be funnier; still the atmospheric local kitsch wins some smiles. Read full review
42
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthMar 15, 2013
While it's great to look at, Reality is an empty shell. A feature length examination on the artifice of reality programming, Garrone's film itself is superficial and lacking the same depth of artistry and ideas he finds absent on TV. Read full review
40
Time OutEric HynesMar 12, 2013
This vision of contemporary Italy as a warped fairyland filled with corpulent slobs and seedy C-grade celebrities recalls the tough-love spectacle of Fellini’s "La Dolce Vita," but Reality frustratingly devolves into a far more tedious mass-media morality tale. Read full review
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