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By Ryan Gilbey (367) for New Statesman (382) on 04 May 2016

This is an unusually honest portrayal of love as a system whereby two people can maintain one another's delusions to the point where they almost…

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By Donald Clarke (1,051) for Irish Times (1,391) on 04 May 2016

The complementary turns by Hugh Grant and Meryl Streep are so delightful that few will worry about the creative hypocrisy…

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By Jake Wilson (570) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 03 May 2016

Xavier Giannoli's Marguerite is very good, but Stephen Frears' more broadly comic variation on the theme is even better…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 03 May 2016

Streep finds an endearing empathy in the character that would have eluded most other performers, and her wonderful interplay with Hugh Grant…

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By Maximilian Von Thun (26) for CineVue (2,163) on 03 May 2016

Sadly, Stephen Frears gets the balance wrong with his latest film, with the result that neither the gags nor the heartfelt moments come off…

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By Angie Errigo (463) for The List (2,018) on 03 May 2016

Delightfully, in the hands of director Stephen Frears it is a confident balance of uproarious laughs and genuine pathos, a lively, colourful,…

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By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 03 May 2016

This feels like a very sad story that's been reconfigured to feel buoyant and charming. We're invited to point and laugh at Jenkins…

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By Stefan Pape (613) for HeyUGuys (1,461) on 03 May 2016

Emblematic of a Florence Foster Jenkins performance, there is a much laughter to be had during this endeavour, and yet the production remains…

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By Cath Clarke (570) for Time Out (7,510) on 02 May 2016

Director Stephen Frears sketches out her tragic backstory, and Streep in grande dame mode is not to be missed…

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By Matthew Toomey (680) for ABC Radio Brisbane (680) on 01 May 2016

As hard as it is to believe, both leading actors are overshadowed by comedian Simon Helberg who steals every scene as Jenkins' well-paid pianist…

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By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 30 Apr 2016

Stephen Frears works the material and his terrific cast to perfection, eliciting empathy and sympathy for a woman who desperately loved music…

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By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 30 Apr 2016

Comedy and tragedy are beautifully intertwined in this entertaining, intriguing and heartbreaking tale when our hearts sink and soar in equal…

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By Alan Jones (357) for Radio Times (2,421) on 27 Apr 2016

This compelling biopic is a hugely entertaining, compassionate and ultimately rather touching portrait of self-delusion and devotion…

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By Anna Smith (519) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 20 Apr 2016

A fizzy, funny, period dramedy with top-notch performances, Florence Foster Jenkins doesn't take many risks but it's a very entertaining experience…

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By Robbie Collin (1,612) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 13 Apr 2016

A delicious, finger-tingling comedy about the creative instinct that makes your heart want to squawk with joy…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 12 Apr 2016

There are no wrong notes in this film: Frears remains entirely confident within the emotional range he has chosen…

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By Jason Solomons (101) for TheWrap (3,203) on 12 Apr 2016

This is a fine, funny and moving film tribute to the efforts and passions of its titular heroine, a woman who lived out her dreams, at any price…

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By Fionnuala Halligan (367) for Screen International (2,241) on 12 Apr 2016

Bouquets all round: Stephen Frears goes broad in Florence Foster Jenkins, and the appeal should be wide…

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By Guy Lodge (731) for Variety (12,700) on 12 Apr 2016

Florence Foster Jenkins is an audience picture first and foremost: one wholly sympathetic to its eponymous subject’s delusional drive to…

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By Stephen Dalton (194) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 12 Apr 2016

Florence Foster Jenkins is a modestly enjoyable crowd-pleaser, but it ultimately feels smaller than its subject, a deeply conventional portrait…

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