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By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 21 Jul 2010

Welles, wonderfully characterised by Christian McKay, is the centre of his universe, and he has no doubts about his genius..What the film does…

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By Steve Newall (155) for Flicks.co.nz (982) on 21 Jul 2010

McKay does a spectacular job of nailing the booming voice, quivering jowls, quick-tempered impatience and larger-than-life presence of Welles…

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By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 21 Jul 2010

A wonderful coming of age story, intricately set in the world of theatre, Me and Orson Welles is a seductive film about dreams and betrayal…

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By J. Hoberman (756) for Village Voice (8,525) on 15 Jul 2010

Deft, affectionate, and unexpectedly enjoyable…

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By Ian Buckwalter (369) for DCist (403) on 03 Jul 2010

The movie makes a solid argument that this kind of biography, portraying a person via a defining moment in their life, may be far more effective…

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By Rob Thomas (1,118) for Capital Times (Madison, WI) (875) on 28 Mar 2010

When Welles arrives in the frame, all bluster and charm and intimidation, the movie jolts to life. And it can't help but fade a little when he leaves…

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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 22 Mar 2010

The very name Orson Welles stands for genius wasted and betrayed, and the movie offers some foreshadowing of his triumphs and failures to come…

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By Fernando F. Croce (840) for CinePassion (694) on 10 Jan 2010

A film of true (if conventional) pleasures…

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By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 04 Jan 2010

Caveat emptor…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 30 Dec 2009

A tribute to the transformative power of art -- not just for the audience but for the artist…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 28 Dec 2009

I've seen plenty of great impersonations of Orson Welles and yet I've never seen any of them come remotely close to this…

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By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 28 Dec 2009

A toothless nostalgia trip, awash in name-dropping and only occasionally charming as a coming-of-age story…

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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 23 Dec 2009

One of the best films I've ever seen about the theater, about being in love with art, about first disillusionment with art, and about the ability…

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By Paul Chambers (522) for CNNRadio (136) on 22 Dec 2009

Less Zac, more Christian would have been nice. As it stands, McKay's performance elevates this film to the stratosphere…

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By Brent Simon (1,142) for Shared Darkness (279) on 20 Dec 2009

Linklater brings his characteristically spry touch to yet another very different sort of movie than he's done before in the lively Me and Orson…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 19 Dec 2009

Lacking the sociopolitical context of Tim Robbins' 1999 Cradle Will Rock (another look at the early days of the Mercury), this nevertheless…

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By Dan Lybarger (786) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 18 Dec 2009

It's not an insult to say that 'Me and Orson Welles' lacks the audacity that Welles brought to movies, radio and the stage…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 18 Dec 2009

Without McKay, Me and Orson Welles would be unthinkable as a film; with him, Linklater's delightful celebration of the arts turns out to be…

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By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for Playback:stl (411) on 18 Dec 2009

There's nothing interesting about Efron's character which means that a film built around him can't hold our attention for long, with the possible…

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By Robert W. Butler (884) for Kansas City Star (1,573) on 17 Dec 2009

Linklater's directing style is pretty much gimmick-free…

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