The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Weinstein Company, The | Release Date: September 12, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
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16
Mixed:
13
Negative:
4
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60
The New York TimesA.O. ScottSep 11, 2014
As a whole, it doesn’t quite work, but the parts — particular moments, observations and insights about the way people behave and perceive themselves — are frequently excellent. Read full review
60
Time OutChristina IzzoSep 9, 2014
Despite the sparkling cast and engaging, well-tuned turns from Chastain and McAvoy, the scaled-down script doesn’t carry much weight, bogged down by clunky, Hallmark dialogue. Read full review
60
The GuardianXan BrooksAug 6, 2014
While Benson treats his characters with care and respect, his depiction of grief can feel studied and not felt. Read full review
50
SlateDana StevensDec 15, 2014
It boasts (nearly) all the elements of a perfectly fine, even very good, movie, without ever quite becoming a movie at all. Read full review
50
Boston GlobePeter KeoughSep 18, 2014
Despite the artful, passionate performances by the cast, his experiment comes across more as contrivance than a work of thoughtful, aesthetic detachment. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsSep 18, 2014
For me Chastain's unerring honesty is the only element keeping The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby above the realm of pure affectation. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinSep 12, 2014
Anyone who has ever ended a relationship and taken long walks in the rain will relate, at least until the characters open their mouths. Read full review
50
The DissolveKeith PhippsSep 12, 2014
The film feels more thrown-together than thought-through, but the best moments transcend such problems. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia PuigSep 11, 2014
As a chronicle of the collapse of a marriage, the film is choppy, contrived and cloying. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungAug 6, 2014
Although all the main characters and plot points survive the transition intact, they don’t carry the same weight. Him and Her have an undeniable literary, collegiate feeling, like reading a long novel and getting to know the characters inside out. Them steps on the accelerator in a sort of Cliffs Notes version. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenSep 16, 2014
"Them" is spun from callow romantic notions, the sort that make for heady moments. What's conspicuously missing is any grasp of the lovers themselves. Read full review
40
The New YorkerDavid DenbySep 8, 2014
“Them” — apart from a few affecting scenes — is a hollow, high-minded folly. Read full review
40
CineVueJohn BleasdaleAug 6, 2014
Ultimately, Benson's Eleanor Rigby disappears into the gap between its rom-com and drama stools. Read full review
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