Review of Fences (2016) by Louis W — 17 Jan 2017

This is Denzel's, and everyone's, masterpiece.

This review of Fences (2016) was written by Louis W on 17 Jan 2017.

Fences has generally received positive reviews.

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By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 21 Feb 2018

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By James O (968) on 25 Sep 2018

Several very good scenes, which is what you expect from an adaptation of a play. But it's structured too much like a play…

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By Micheal Compton (319) for Bowling Green Daily News (319) on 03 Nov 2018

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By Mac T (24) on 17 Jun 2018

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By Glenn Heath Jr. (311) for San Diego CityBeat (181) on 20 Aug 2018

Often overpowered by Washington's forceful turn, Fences struggles with a bad case of thematic redundancy…

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By Joel Mayward (117) for Cinemayward (116) on 06 Dec 2018

For all its impressive dialogue and exemplary performances, Fences left me...well...on the fence…

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By Dominique D (126) on 11 Feb 2018

Un film de bla-bla. Chronique de la vie ordinaire. Pas mauvais, mais pas phénoménal. Denzel est Denzel…

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La noia incredibile, parlano e parlano e parlano e parlano e non succede mai una mazza…

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