Review of Motherless Brooklyn (2019) by Csny — 05 Nov 2019

A thriller in the classic noir style. Norton delivers a great performance worthy of an Oscar nomination.

This review of Motherless Brooklyn (2019) was written by Csny on 05 Nov 2019.

Motherless Brooklyn has generally received positive reviews.

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By Katie Walsh (1,279) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 31 Oct 2019

This is a solid and enjoyable mystery flick, but through all the twists, turns, tics and twitches Motherless Brooklyn works hard to impart…

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By Fu3Ntes (1) on 19 Jan 2020

I simply can't agree or support the mixed or negative reviews this got by critics. Thoroughly enjoyed this film…

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By Jerome_Kirby (2) on 01 Nov 2019

Don't look at all those ratings. Those are the bots who try to undermine the film's quality…

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By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 31 Oct 2019

Even if the big thematic statements are less than subtle, the story is solid and thought-provoking, and the performances are just stylized…

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By Bertaut1 (117) on 21 Dec 2019

Looks great and is well-acted, but the pacing is turgid Jonathan Lethem's 1999 novel Motherless Brooklyn may appear to be an old-fashioned…

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By Jsjnw (1) on 18 Jan 2020

Just a great movie! Great cast, awesome atmosphere. Especially great game by Edward Norton…

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By Maxpayneisgod (92) on 27 Mar 2022

Grossly underappreciated. Phenomenally acted, really well written. Echoes of Chinatown but there's nothing wrong with that…

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By Alejandro970 (859) on 24 Nov 2019

The efforts of Edward Norton as orchestra man (actor, director, writer and producer) are admirable…

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By Brent_Marchant (762) on 01 Mar 2020

This loosely fact-based 1950s crime saga has much going for it but, unfortunately, it doesn't quite pull it all together…

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By Mark Feeney (434) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 01 Nov 2019

What’s best about the movie is mood and texture, and the ensemble cast (the second best thing about the movie) mostly defers to those qualities…

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