Welcome To Marwen

Universal Pictures | Release Date: December 21, 2018

6.2	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 56 Ratings

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The3AcademySinsSep 23, 2019

In spite of occasionally dazzling visuals and heartfelt performances, Welcome to Marwen comes off as lackluster and deeply disappointing. The true story of Mark Hogencamp comes off as shallow and trying too hard to make the audience feelIn spite of occasionally dazzling visuals and heartfelt performances, Welcome to Marwen comes off as lackluster and deeply disappointing. The true story of Mark Hogencamp comes off as shallow and trying too hard to make the audience feel good. Whats worse is that his fantasies come off as hypersexualized and creepy. This is a total disservice to the real story of a man who suffered a violent hate crime. While Steve Carrell is a fantastic actor, and really does his best with a lot of the scenes, the script completely undermines his work, and doesn't do service to either his acting ability, or the acting ability of the supporting cast. There are some shining moments, but not enough to make me want to revisit this movie.… Expand

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JLuis_001Mar 28, 2019

A well intentioned yet flawed film in which Robert Zemeckis puts himself in the most basic mode of directing and barely gets a functional film which is outstanding considering that the real story in which the film is based was prettyA well intentioned yet flawed film in which Robert Zemeckis puts himself in the most basic mode of directing and barely gets a functional film which is outstanding considering that the real story in which the film is based was pretty interesting.

Huge disappointment.… Expand

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TVJerryDec 24, 2018

Steve Carell plays Mark Hogancamp, a real person who was brutally attacked outside a bar. As a coping mechanism, he created a miniature town where he can play out WWII fantasies populated with characters from his experiences (this was alsoSteve Carell plays Mark Hogancamp, a real person who was brutally attacked outside a bar. As a coping mechanism, he created a miniature town where he can play out WWII fantasies populated with characters from his experiences (this was also chronicled in a doc about his life and work). The drama continuously moves from his imaginary world to the traumas of his lonely life. A cool new visual effects technique is used to give the actors doll-like qualities (plastic skin, hard hair, articulated joints). The "war" scenes add an interesting layer to the narrative, but aren't especially exciting. The human encounters just pile on the suffering without much emotional involvement. It's an interesting cinematic approach, but more as a fictional version of the doc than a moving experience. In a nod to one of director Robert Zemeckis' greatest hits, there's are "Back to the Future" skid marks from the time machine.… Expand

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tropicAcesDec 21, 2018

2018’s “The Book of Henry”. It is so tone-deaf, so random, and so misguided, it’s like a train wreck you can’t look away from.

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LoganwellnessFeb 19, 2021

I didn't love this movie, it's looks meh in my opinion because Robert Zemeckis didn't do well, but I haven't seen it.

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