Stone Reader
Jet Films LLC | Release Date: February 12, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
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Generally favorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
18
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
There's a terrific short film somewhere inside Mark Moskowitz's feature-length documentary Stone Reader. Unfortunately, it's buried within a flabby 128-minute slog that feels like a rough draft nobody had the heart to edit down. Read full review
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Washington PostLinton Weeks
Like the novel, the film is occasionally overwrought and overwritten. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Heartfelt but somewhat bloated documentary that's partly an homage and partly a literary mystery. Read full review
50
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
There's a lot of fascinating talk here and a genuine passion for ideas and words. But it's also a case where the messenger is so grating that we feel the perverse urge to kill the message that he carries just to spite him. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesManohla Dargis
The film has been hailed as something of a literary thriller; it's not. The stultifying pace and Moskowitz's filmmaking laziness are forgivable, but it's exasperating and indicative of our low expectations for the documentary form that a film that taps the likes of Leslie Fiedler could be so devoid of ideas. Reading is fundamental; so is thinking. Read full review
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