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By Stephen Silver (684) for EntertainmentTell (372) on 23 Dec 2016

Leans about 95 percent on point the camera at the actors and let them act. But what actors-and what acting. (Splice Today)…

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By Frank Wilkins (257) for Reel Reviews (165) on 23 Dec 2016

With rhythmic threads of poetry in its DNA, and a soul forged of the blues, Fences is a sad portrait of an oversized man with even bigger emotions…

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By Annlee Ellingson (847) for L.A. Biz (397) on 23 Dec 2016

A moving and urgent portrait of a working-class African-American family in 1950s Pittsburgh powered by tour de force performances by its two leads…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 23 Dec 2016

Washington has done Wilson proud, the veteran actor swatting this one right out of the ballpark, knocking the cover off of the ball in the process…

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By Will Leitch (411) for The New Republic (897) on 23 Dec 2016

Based on the 1983 August Wilson play, Fences is little more than a filmed version of the 2010 Broadway revival…

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By Gary Wolcott (857) for Tri-City Herald (818) on 23 Dec 2016

Washington has never been better. Davis is so good she could play a -- no pun intended -- fence post and get award nominations…

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 23 Dec 2016

The film is the next best thing to seeing a stage production of this 20th-century classic…

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By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 23 Dec 2016

Your best bet is to let those mellifluous, multitudinous words bewitch, bother, and beguile you; then maybe you won't notice the stagey presentation,…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Movie Habit (892) on 23 Dec 2016

Both Washington and Davis scale their performances somewhere between stage and screen, and in his role a director, Washington clearly keeps…

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By Chris Bumbray (988) for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (1,959) on 23 Dec 2016

Incredible performances all around, and Wilson's play is given a reverential big screen adaptation…

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By Philip Martin (1,107) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 23 Dec 2016

This is remarkable, powerful stuff that's only somewhat diluted by the necessary compromises movies demand of plays…

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By Odie Henderson (402) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 23 Dec 2016

The masterful thing about Denzel Washington’s direction here is that he doesn’t exactly open up the play…

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By Jim Judy (1,199) for Screen It! (1,437) on 23 Dec 2016

If you want to watch some powerhouse performances in a well-told film about masculinity and family dynamics from a bygone era, Fences is for…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 23 Dec 2016

Ringing with both ancient wisdom and searing relevance, Fences feels as if it’s been crafted for the ages, and for this very minute…

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By Barry Hertz (792) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 23 Dec 2016

In Fences, every time a character opens their mouth is an opportunity to savour the playwright’s impeccable ear for language – for capturing…

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By Adam Graham (720) for Detroit News (2,682) on 23 Dec 2016

Fences is an effective drama, but it feels rigid, its stage origins handicapping its storytelling…

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By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 23 Dec 2016

If Fences barely escapes the confines of its titular enclosure, the performances all sound to the skies like Gabriel's trumpet…

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By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 22 Dec 2016

Heartening, though, it is in almost every way…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 22 Dec 2016

A Great American Play becomes a Great American Film with Fences, Denzel Washington’s letter-faithful adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer…

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By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 22 Dec 2016

Washington has brought Wilson's work to a larger audience than would have seen the live theatrical performance, and for that alone deserves…

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