Review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) by Fong K — 05 Oct 2016

A comedy of a voluminous measure of compassion and merriment about artistic courage and a husband's unconditional love.

This review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) was written by Fong K on 05 Oct 2016.

Florence Foster Jenkins has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Florence Foster Jenkins

Review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

By Mary F (190) on 15 Jun 2018

Interesting mostly factual story from the time period. The acting was good, and I enjoyed it…

Read Review

Review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

By F B (850) on 24 Jun 2017

Streep overacting by moving face in funny ways. Hugh Grant underacting at being Hugh Grant…

Read Review

Review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

By Junelkean (96) on 23 Jan 2018

Why do we love Meryl Streep? Perhaps, she has become a master of her craft and raised the bar for excellence in acting…

Read Review

Review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

By Arth J (756) on 02 Jun 2018

A sharp and genuine whisper…

Read Review

Review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 05 Mar 2018

There's an inescapable sense of sadness that all of Florence's charm and resources are wasted in chasing after wind…

Read Review

Review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

By Alexandra Macaaron (124) for Women's Voices for Change (124) on 02 Dec 2017

In her four-decade, 64-film career, La Streep has rarely hit a wrong note. She's making up for lost time. And the discordance is delicious…

Read Review

Review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

By Kevin H (1,172) on 25 Jan 2018

75/100 Florence Foster Jenkins hits a story so sweet, so funny and so emotional, although it is true that the direction of Stephen Frears does…

Read Review

Review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

By Gary P (251) on 03 Jul 2017

Probably the greater accuracy is replicating a spectator's viewpoint of the titular opera singer asking for today's audience's opinion on the…

Read Review

Review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

By Diana H (82) on 04 Sep 2017

One must be in a whimsical frame of mind for full enjoyment of this one. FFJ lives a fantasy. Hugh Grant as her husband St…

Read Review

Review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

By Jeffrey R (300) on 21 Nov 2017

After a somewhat awkward first few minutes, this movie really picks up and becomes quite endearing…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of The Queen (2006)

By Howardhughes (1) on 14 Oct 2006

Horrible. No other word can describe this movie…

Read Review

Review of West Side Story (1961)

By Dusty L (218) on 29 Mar 2015

I hate musicals. I was told this is a classic and the best musical ever, so I watched it. I still hate musicals…

Read Review

Review of Party Monster (2003)

By Rick (55) on 21 Nov 2005

Sucks BIG time! Boring.... very very boring. Just a load of trash…

Read Review

Review of Dreamgirls (2006)

By Kerryd. (2) on 16 Jan 2007

As a lover of soul and R&B for 40 years, this movie was a souless, pointless, gutless cliche from start to finish…

Read Review

Review of TMNT (2007)

By Linda (48) on 21 Mar 2007

In a generation that grew up to these warriors, it is a shame that we have to pay for it with a movie like this…

Read Review

Review of Frida (2002)

By Sak S (17) on 13 Jul 2010

Dismal film on one of the most overrated artists of our time…

Read Review

Review of Raging Bull (1980)

By Pelen23 (18) on 18 Jul 2014

Raging bull is an overrated film that deserves appreciation for its stylish technique .however it is uninteresting, unengaging and uninvolving.There…

Read Review

Review of Shortbus (2006)

By Johnmitchellhater (1) on 07 Feb 2008

John Cameron Mitchell is a lonely man looking to get off. Biggest piece of crap…

Read Review

Review of The Miracle Worker (1962)

By Harry W (1,900) on 02 Apr 2016

Winning Anne Bancroft an Academy Award for the story of the iconic Helen Keller, The Miracle Worker sounded like an inspiring tale…

Read Review

Review of Changing Lanes (2002)

By Tenaciousdave (2) on 26 Jun 2020

My best friend and I saw this movie in theaters when it came out and to this day, I feel it's the worst movie I've watched. Ever…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews