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By Jdicksteihn (12) on 14 Apr 2012

Every movie I watch Paul Dano in reinforces what an amazing director Paul Thomas Anderson is…

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By Caleb C (670) on 13 Apr 2012

Paul Weitz's return to form here. Very well done, and part of me didn't like the first half of the film. It wasn't what I expected it to be…

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By Michael H (3,299) on 10 Apr 2012

Patterns of self-destruction and self-deception and delusions and identity swirl and collide messily…

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By Ben F (715) on 07 Apr 2012

Looking like a bag of sodden groceries, trench-coated Jonathan Flynn (Robert De Niro) walks into a homeless shelter early in Being Flynn…

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By Juliette B (16) on 07 Apr 2012

Complex tale highlighting the fragility, strength, and perseverance of mankind. I loved this film…

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By Richard K (197) on 03 Apr 2012

DARK, DARK, DARK movie that could pass as a fable for homelessness. So, very, very, DARK. Want to see an uplifting movie? Skip this movie…

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By Tracy K (84) on 31 Mar 2012

Seems a tad pointless at times, but still a very watchable and quite interesting look at a difficult father-son relationship…

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By Mike M (2,387) on 31 Mar 2012

Kind of a gritty film, often times difficult to absorb. It's probably no longer in theaters near you anyway. Great performances by De Niro & Dano…

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By Deanna C (67) on 27 Mar 2012

Jonathan (De Niro), whom plays an ill writer, along with Nick Flynn (Dano, his son), attempt to understand each other flaws…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Tribune News Service (1,102) on 23 Mar 2012

Paul Weitz's gritty, sweet but mostly unsentimental film of Flynn's book puts a flawed, unpleasantly realistic face on homelessness and gives…

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 23 Mar 2012

On the whole, the film feels detached and morose, just like its characters…

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By Kimberly Gadette (432) for Doddle (184) on 23 Mar 2012

De Niro's Jonathan wraps himself up in the façade of his fictitious artistry…

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By Tony R (316) on 23 Mar 2012

The last 5-10 minutes of this film is heartwarmingly redeeming considering the rather dark previous couple of hours…

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By Steven B (910) on 23 Mar 2012

I'm not sure why some of the critics didn't give this an immediate 'thumbs up' given that Robert De Niro and Paul Dano are normally favorites…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 22 Mar 2012

It's been ages since De Niro tackled a character as rich and challenging as this, and he tackles it head-on…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 22 Mar 2012

De Niro's blustering doesn't help and neither does the sentimental take on his possibly insoluble problems…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 22 Mar 2012

It's simply difficult to throw in with the film's reality-if not its essential story, then its details: Being Flynn feels indie art-directed…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 22 Mar 2012

De Niro's blustering doesn't help and neither does the sentimental take on his possibly insoluble problems…

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By Jeff Meyers (379) for Metro Times (Detroit, MI) (691) on 19 Mar 2012

To his credit, De Niro actually gives a committed performance for a change. But that doesn't mean what it once did…

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By Monica D (83) on 19 Mar 2012

I overheard some leaving the audience as saying too real, but I didn't flinch in the depiction of life in a homeless shelter…

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