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By Brent_Marchant (762) on 17 Jun 2016

A biopic that struggles for greatness but, regrettably. comes up short of the mark, even with a number of fine attributes…

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By Forest W (17) on 17 Jun 2016

A biopic that struggles for greatness but, regrettably. comes up short of the mark, even with a number of fine attributes…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 16 Jun 2016

It sacrifices depth and context in favor of overwrought confrontations and emotional contrivances that make its artistic portrait seem slight…

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By Robert Horton (590) for HeraldNet (Everett, WA) (288) on 16 Jun 2016

Genius sings the praises of Wolfe's explosive talent but comes across as fussy and prim in its own style…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 16 Jun 2016

One of storytelling's most overworked clichés - the great artist as insufferable human being - gets a full workout in Genius, a labored true-life…

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By Josh Terry (603) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 16 Jun 2016

For anyone with any degree of appreciation for writing or literature or unsung heroes, Genius is definitely worth a look…

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By Adam Graham (720) for Detroit News (2,682) on 16 Jun 2016

Genius deals with the creative ego, its trappings and the need everyone has for an editor…

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By Tirdad Derakhshani (358) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 16 Jun 2016

Well-written, gorgeously shot, and expertly edited, the film is also an exasperating exercise in good intentions gone wrong…

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By Martin G (778) on 16 Jun 2016

First and foremost Genius is an excellent film with a performance by Jude Law, as writer Thomas Wolfe, that is a standout and better than many…

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By Greatmartin (455) on 16 Jun 2016

First and foremost “Genius” is an excellent film with a performance by Jude Law, as writer Thomas Wolfe, that is a standout and better…

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By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 15 Jun 2016

Firth and Law falter with their characters' awkward bromance: the former a fatherly cipher (will he ever take off that fedora…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 15 Jun 2016

Genius does a pretty good job of capturing the peculiar drama of the relationship between editors and writers, in this case some of the most…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 15 Jun 2016

Neat and tidy and well-mannered and dull, and not even Colin Firth and Jude Law and Laura Linney and Nicole Kidman and some very sharp fedoras…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 15 Jun 2016

Even as I was rolling my eyes, I was digging just about every stylized visual flourish, every big performance, every overly dramatic confrontation…

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By Joanna Connors (56) for Cleveland Plain Dealer (828) on 15 Jun 2016

Perkins' joylessness weighs down a film already heavy with a sepia-toned palette and filled with dust motes and rain, its Depression-era look…

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By Kristian M. Lin (336) for Fort Worth Weekly (325) on 15 Jun 2016

The results are decidedly underwhelming despite a deluxe cast…

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By Anders Wright (338) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 15 Jun 2016

Despite the characters and the subject matter, the film is underwhelming, though Firth's acting is a masterwork of understatement…

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By Tom Russo (407) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 15 Jun 2016

The film is surprisingly light on conflict and definitely goes a bit heavy on period bromantic bonhomie…

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By Calvin Wilson (480) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 15 Jun 2016

Genius, like most films about the literary life, has trouble dramatizing what’s involved and making us care…

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By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 15 Jun 2016

There is plenty of genius on display, but the film, sadly, never comes close to being the equal of its subjects…

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