The Stone Angel
Vivendi Entertainment | Release Date: July 11, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

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60
Village VoiceTim Grierson
Despite its cutesy comic-relief digressions and overdone solemnity, The Stone Angel finds its way past tonal inconsistencies to a moving conclusion that doesn't romanticize death. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen Holden
This multigenerational family history has enough gripping moments to hold your attention, but ultimately it leaves you frustrated by its failure to braid subplots and characters into a gripping narrative. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesGary Goldstein
Burstyn gets to use her full bag of tricks to bring this crabby, hard-knocks survivor to life. Though she's aged 15 unflattering years, forced into awful old lady clothes and her character teeters on unsympathetic, the actress manages a rich, vanity-free performance, perhaps her best since "Requiem for a Dream." Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
Writer-director Kari Skogland adapts a beloved Canadian novel gracefully and with plenty of spunk, the same way its main character moves through the world from cradle to grave. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
A lesson in the perils of trying to cram a hefty Canadian novel that spans decades into a movie running just under two hours. Read full review
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