The Laureate
Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: January 21, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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67
The Film StageDan MeccaJan 20, 2022
While the structure is fairly standard and its overall aesthetic sometimes appears limited by scope, The Laureate is a solid, heady account of a particularly tumultuous time in the life of poet Robert Graves. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 20, 2022
While The Laureate impresses here and there, there’s nothing that truly dazzles and little that sizzles, either. Read full review
60
Screen RantRachel LaBonteJan 23, 2022
Ultimately, The Laureate pushes past the tone and format of a typical biopic to make something fresh, though it holds weak spots in an otherwise compelling story. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis HarveyJan 20, 2022
Well-acted, nicely crafted and a handsome period piece within modest means, this isn’t the most novel, memorable or intellectually deep enterprise of its type. But it will satisfy viewers looking for a slightly racier variation on “Downton Abbey” terrain. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJan 20, 2022
Haddock proves the beating heart of the piece, infusing her role with a quiet strength, determination and equitability; neither plucky enabler nor long-suffering victim but something believably fresher and more heroic. Maybe she should have been the film’s true focus. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyJan 21, 2022
One thing is certain: for all the strain the movie exerts, it never comes close to touching the hem of the writers it purports to depict. And it leaves the mystical and erotic dimensions of their lives and works far outside of its belabored vision. Read full review
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