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Captain Fantastic (2016) - Critic Reviews - Page 6 of 10

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By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 27 Jul 2016

Mortensen has been ideally cast…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Las Vegas Weekly (1,340) on 27 Jul 2016

A movie about challenging conventional wisdom eventually succumbs to just that…

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By Allyson Johnson (161) for The Young Folks (1,024) on 26 Jul 2016

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By Steve Persall (1,105) for Tampa Bay Times (1,287) on 25 Jul 2016

Anchored by Viggo Mortensen's prismatic portrayal of Ben, this is one of the summer's nicest movie surprises, and among its wisest…

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By Max Weiss (198) for Baltimore Magazine (197) on 25 Jul 2016

If you're buying what these filmmakers are selling, you'll be all in. Suffice it to say, I wasn't buying it…

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By Stephen Silver (684) for EntertainmentTell (372) on 21 Jul 2016

It doesn't ultimately hold together and the third act is a mess, but there's some wonderful stuff here (Splice Today)…

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By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for Playback:stl (411) on 21 Jul 2016

most of Captain Fantastic is so good that I can overlook the fact that Ross (who wrote the screenplay as well as directed) didn't quite…

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By Adam Graham (720) for Detroit News (2,682) on 21 Jul 2016

Ross delivers a warm, humorous, enlightening family drama marked by strong performances…

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By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 21 Jul 2016

It's a rare movie that asks such big questions - about parenting, about family, about modern-day America - and comes up with answers that are…

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By Murtada Elfadl (54) for Film Experience (395) on 21 Jul 2016

The film is generous to both sides of the moral question at its center, and with that one cannot but respond with enthusiasm…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 20 Jul 2016

I's the kids and their perfectly calibrated chemistry, with each other and with Mortensen, that bring the heart and soul to Captain Fantastic…

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By Charles Ealy (164) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 20 Jul 2016

The dialogue is crisp, and the performances are excellent, even from the little kids…

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By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 20 Jul 2016

In the final analysis, Ross gives us little reason to care what happens to this smug hippie and his half-savage, know-it-all brood…

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By Calvin Wilson (480) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 20 Jul 2016

Written and directed by Matt Ross — who is perhaps best known for his role as Alby on the HBO series “Big Love” — the film raises questions…

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By Steve Davis (486) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 20 Jul 2016

For a while, the freeing experience of the clan’s nonconformity gets tamped down, and the movie appears headed toward some kind of moralized…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 19 Jul 2016

An earthy, funny and sometimes poignant portrait of a family that could only exist in the fantasy of the movies…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 19 Jul 2016

It says something about the charm of 'Captain Fantastic' that I was able to enjoy it despite either rolling my eyes or frowning in disapproval…

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By Ken Eisner (445) for Georgia Straight (1,078) on 19 Jul 2016

All of this is beautifully observed by writer-director Matt Ross, making his second feature after establishing himself as an actor…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 19 Jul 2016

Captain Fantastic is just thought provoking and entertaining enough to make up for its narrative missteps that hamper its third act…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 18 Jul 2016

The film's saving graces are the uniformly strong performances...and its intriguing subject matter...[but it] develops third-act problems as…

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