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By Thomass (44) on 09 Sep 2016

Excellent movie. Thomas Wolf portrayal truly well done and complex relationships with others very well done. I didn't…

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By Aurelita Z (22) on 08 Sep 2016

When did you last see a movie about a book editor and a famous writer…

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By Rich M (124) on 28 Aug 2016

Warning, this movie requires that the audience have a liberal arts degree, or risk not getting half the dialogue…

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By Kong L (120) on 26 Aug 2016

For one who has not read many books, enough to count on a single hand, this film has truly inspired…

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By Riff J (755) on 24 Aug 2016

This is an under-rated movie. I'm a sucker for period pieces and this movie successfully channels the reader to a place in the 1930's…

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By Rene A (15) on 24 Aug 2016

This is an under-rated movie. I'm a sucker for period pieces and this movie successfully channels the reader to a place in the 1930's…

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By Richard Y (597) on 24 Aug 2016

If it was a movie about the writer Thomas Wolfe then the film would aptly be titled Genius but since it's about his editor Max, there would…

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By John Lui (420) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 24 Aug 2016

Law's Wolfe is a solipsistic blowhard and Firth's Perkins has the patience of a saint, when what one wishes happened was that he had delivered…

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By Anna Leszkiewicz (14) for New Statesman (382) on 24 Aug 2016

Genius ends up being terrifically boring, while enthusiastically reproducing the creative hierarchies of the time it portrays…

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By Norm S (7) on 22 Aug 2016

Brilliant. The critics who reviewed it negatively are morons…

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By Roxana Hadadi (336) for Chesapeake Family Magazine (159) on 31 Jul 2016

The biographical Genius is uneven, and that imbalanced focus-the same thing that novelist Thomas Wolfe needed help with all those years ago-is…

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By Pat G (92) on 30 Jul 2016

Exceptional performances from an all-star cast make this a pleasure to watch…

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By Mike C (1,722) on 26 Jul 2016

Great story. Learned a ton about a person I didn't know existed…

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By Albie H (2) on 15 Jul 2016

Don't allow other reviews to prevent you from an opportunity to experience something very special…

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By Leonard Maltin (609) for leonardmaltin.com (584) on 10 Jul 2016

Documenting the inner life of creative artists and their world is challenging at best…

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By Dave Z (55) on 09 Jul 2016

An insightful view of an editor author relationship…

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By Leonard W (11) on 01 Jul 2016

Absorbing and intense with some powerful editing. Sorry to see your low score…

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By Cheryl S (130) on 29 Jun 2016

I honestly don't understand the negative reviews. This is one of the most amazingingly acted movies I've seen in a long time…

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By Dee B (74) on 26 Jun 2016

Genius is about relationship: Thomas Wolfe to Perkins, to Fitzgerald, to Hemingway, to his benefactor lover, to Perkins wife, Louise (a non…

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By Skip C (1) on 25 Jun 2016

Brilliant film! Critics who say this movie is about ego have failed to understand ego, artistry, and book editing. See this movie…

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