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By Helen S (207) on 21 Feb 2017

HBO gifted a free weekend of movie offerings recently. I was excited to see Genius on the menu…

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By Rangan R (687) on 14 Feb 2017

Behind a great writer, there's a genius editor! I felt the title 'Genius' was not appropriate for how the story revolved in the film…

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By Lezee (801) on 14 Feb 2017

Behind a great writer, there's a genius editor! I felt the title 'Genius' was not appropriate for how the story revolved in the film…

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By Qi Z (173) on 03 Feb 2017

It is a sensitive but not histrionic depiction of Maxwell Perkins and Thomas Wolfe. The last scene of Kidman is very unexpectedly good…

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By Adam K (1,533) on 24 Jan 2017

A fascinating true tale performed exceptionally well. A peek into the literary mind and process. On Netflix…

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By Carlos P (296) on 16 Jan 2017

Para escritores: 5 estrellas; para il populo: 3 (Para escritores): magnífica personificación del escritor (genial Jude Law) y del editor…

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By Rendan L (500) on 14 Jan 2017

Absolutely horrible movie watching depressed panicked people anguish about paper and writing with out much structure and substance…

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By Miriam S (104) on 09 Jan 2017

Surprised by the low ratings. II found this film to be engaging, well written, well acted and directed…

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By Nick U (341) on 09 Jan 2017

1/9/17 HBO A wonderful cast filled with some of my favorite actors and cinematography that captured the time and place beautifully yet something…

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By Nate T (451) on 08 Jan 2017

Slow paced but well acted period piece tells an interesting dramatization of aspects of the two main characters lives…

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By Jocey D (500) on 07 Jan 2017

Great cast. Great performances…

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By Jo P (26) on 03 Jan 2017

Captivating performances by both leading roles, and Nicole Kidman, accurate portrayal of parts of Thomas Wolfe's life, unpredictable, realistic…

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By James Mottram (656) for The National (UAE) (421) on 20 Dec 2016

Any film that takes literature this seriously deserves some credit…

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By Javier Ocaña (196) for El Pais (Spain) (511) on 19 Dec 2016

A film about literature that is neither literary nor cinematic and it gives the impression that wants to get away from the solemn to reach…

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By Thomas D (636) on 08 Dec 2016

A film about some of the greatest writers of all time, and the editor who found those very writers? It has to be really well-written right…

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By Ethan L (615) on 04 Dec 2016

The lighter elements work while the darker elements consistently trip over themselves. C-…

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By Pablo G (434) on 27 Nov 2016

Slow and slightly boring in spite of the good acting performances from Colin Firth, Jude Law and Nicole Kidman…

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By Spangle (1,205) on 26 Nov 2016

Personally, the phrase Oscar bait strikes me as a terrible critique of a film. It is lazy and disrespectful of effort put into a film…

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By Jaime M (168) on 25 Nov 2016

Very compelling and heart wrenching story of the relationship of an editor and his author…

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By Mirza Mohd S (643) on 22 Nov 2016

Reading a book nowadays seems like a rare thing, we have IPad & other hi-tech devices which has transcended the form of reading quite easily,…

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