Review of Fahrenheit 451 (2018) by Patrick%20 C — 21 May 2018

Ugh... Just flat and unconvincing all around. Additionally, the racial politics in the last half are disturbing...

This review of Fahrenheit 451 (2018) was written by Patrick%20 C on 21 May 2018.

Fahrenheit 451 has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Dana F (381) on 27 Aug 2018

Yikes. Now I understand why this movie disappeared into obscurity immediately after its release, despite HBO's heavy promotional campaign…

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By Mike R (802) on 28 Nov 2018

Fahrenheit 451 surely has something to offer but here the execution is all over the place, having not read the book and from what I gather…

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By Theodosia G (1) on 20 Jul 2018

It's really strange to me why this movie hasn't such low ratings because its really quite good and important for our time…

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By Weiss W (2) on 05 Jun 2018

I don't know why people dislike this movie.Maybe it is because I'm not an american and didn't read the original movie, so I didn't judged the…

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By Trevor Joseph O (22) on 28 Nov 2018

Fahrenheit 451 surely has something to offer but here the execution is all over the place, having not read the book and from what I gather…

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By Grant D (83) on 29 Sep 2018

C+ A very compelling performance from Michael B. Jordan with an interesting concept, but unfortunately suffers from its own weight…

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By Ellie F (19) on 01 Jun 2018

It starts badly and gets worse. What a disappointment…

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By Alan French (85) for AwardsCircuit.com (450) on 09 Oct 2018

While the film attempts to put its own spin on the story for the digital age, Bahrani's film does not measure up to the source material…

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By Rob H (635) on 21 Jul 2018

Huge disappointment. At no time did the movie capture why books are important and loved…

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By Steven C (1,252) on 07 Oct 2018

Okay, so. The movie itself was good, it had an interesting plot development and world design I must admit…

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