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By Amy West (93) for International Business Times (181) on 01 Sep 2016

While the whole cast are truly wonderful, as expected, Mortensen's Ben acts as both the family and film's focal point, switching between hero…

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By Paula Arantzazu Ruiz (61) for Sensacine (386) on 29 Aug 2016

A slap in the face of american politics and consumerism. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 24 Aug 2016

It's a wonderful role for Viggo Mortensen…

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By Helen O'hara (407) for Empire (3,446) on 21 Aug 2016

A fiercely original, pleasantly unpredictable character piece. This is a gang of outsiders with something valuable to say about the world we live in…

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By Hannah Brown (91) for Jerusalem Post (83) on 10 Aug 2016

Captain Fantastic is a highly engrossing story of an unusual (and exasperating) man and family that raises some interesting questions…

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By Mara Reinstein (308) for Us Weekly (308) on 10 Aug 2016

He bears the nickname of a comic book hero, the brains of a scholar, the soul of a rebel. And his story is a richly rewarding film experience…

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By Margot Harrison (328) for Seven Days (657) on 09 Aug 2016

The film waffles between giving the audience a feel-good experience and doing justice to its own deeper, more provocative themes…

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By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 04 Aug 2016

[There's comedy here, but] the meal is in the juicy, chin-dripping family dysfunction that's at once commendable in its aim and off the charts…

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By E. Oliver Whitney (111) for ScreenCrush (954) on 03 Aug 2016

The most beautiful accomplishment of Ross' inspiring Captain Fantastic is in questioning how we evaluate parenting and how to prepare children…

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By Oliver Whitney (71) for ScreenCrush (954) on 03 Aug 2016

The most beautiful accomplishment of Ross' inspiring Captain Fantastic is in questioning how we evaluate parenting and how to prepare children…

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By Erin Whitney (65) for ScreenCrush (954) on 03 Aug 2016

The most beautiful accomplishment of Ross' inspiring Captain Fantastic is in questioning how we evaluate parenting and how to prepare children…

Review of Captain Fantastic (2016)

By Erin Oliver Whitney (38) for ScreenCrush (954) on 03 Aug 2016

The most beautiful accomplishment of Ross' inspiring Captain Fantastic is in questioning how we evaluate parenting and how to prepare children…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 29 Jul 2016

both amusing and unsettling, and able to elicit both sympathy and disdain…

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By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 28 Jul 2016

Captain Fantastic is the best new movie I've seen all year - by far. I wouldn't miss it, if I were you…

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By Noel Murray (1,901) for Nashville Scene (147) on 28 Jul 2016

Captain Fantastic is in some ways a simplistic film - entertaining, though not especially deep. But Mortensen gives his all to the role…

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By Rob Thomas (1,118) for Capital Times (Madison, WI) (875) on 28 Jul 2016

Viggo Mortensen may be the only Hollywood actor who you can plausibly imagine catching and killing a deer with his bare hands…

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By Randall King (194) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 28 Jul 2016

Go with the hippie interpretation for a movie with lots of grit and a pronounced dearth of glitter…

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By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 27 Jul 2016

Captain Fantastic is a deep examination of parenting, family, excess, isolationism, hope and the challenge of making the right decisions.Most…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 27 Jul 2016

Matt Ross’ screenplay occasionally stumbles (especially late in the proceedings) and the ending opts for a too-facile resolution but the…

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By Joanna Connors (56) for Cleveland Plain Dealer (828) on 27 Jul 2016

You know what's really fantastic about this movie? Ross asks his audience to think about who's right, too…

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