The Invisible Circus
Fine Line Features | Release Date: February 2, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
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Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
13
Negative:
7
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38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
When flashbacks tease us with bits of information, it has to be done well, or we feel toyed with. Here the mystery is solved by stomping in thick-soled narrative boots through the squishy marsh of contrivance. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeJay Carr
A fatally insubstantial film.
38
Chicago TribuneMark Caro
When a movie is structured around the unveiling of secrets, you ought to care what the answers are. But writer-director Adam Brooks (Almost You), never offers any compelling reason to do so.
38
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Director and screenwriter Adam Brooks, adapting Jennifer Egan's novel, doesn't seem to understand what makes a movie relevant. Read full review
30
Village VoiceDennis Lim
A more intuitive writer-director could have extracted a credible study of time-warped bereavement from Jennifer Egan's extensively praised novel, but Adam Brooks's turgid adaptation merely emphasizes the book's stiff contrivances and wobbly characterizations. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesJohn Anderson
There are any number of aspects to The Invisible Circus that simply don't ring true. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
In nearly every scene of her dangerously underwritten role, Diaz has a mouthful of cliches. Read full review
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