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By Charles Gant (85) for Heat Magazine (77) on 08 Dec 2009

Zac confidently takes another few steps away from the Wildcats of East High in an amiable showcase for his talents…

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By Kent Turner (504) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 08 Dec 2009

Linklater doesn't give his cast the extra shot of adrenaline it badly needs%u2014the direction to pick up the pace…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for PopMatters (2,617) on 08 Dec 2009

broadly drawn and artificial, except where it counts…

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By Fred Topel (1,193) for Can Magazine (288) on 05 Dec 2009

The only thing is it's grammatically incorrect. Shouldn't it be Orson Welles and I…

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By David Edwards (979) for Daily Mirror (UK) (1,133) on 04 Dec 2009

It's so dull…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for The Simon (25) on 04 Dec 2009

It's a fun, smart movie about artistic aspirations, but its worthiness stems from Christian McKay's terrific performance…

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By Dave Calhoun (583) for Time Out (7,510) on 04 Dec 2009

There's a strong ensemble flavour, characterised by the simultaneously selfish and clubbable tendencies of the actors, which makes for a lightly…

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By Richard Luck (100) for Film4 (1,522) on 04 Dec 2009

It's slight but it more than satisfies whenever Christian McKay's Welles is to the fore…

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By Kevin Maher (647) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 04 Dec 2009

The film fails as a character portrait, a drama or a snapshot of an era, while simultaneously offering tantalising hints of each…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 04 Dec 2009

As so often with films reverently dealing with theatre folk, the directing itself becomes exasperatingly theatrical and inert…

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By Emma Paterson (5) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 04 Dec 2009

Cleverly employing the florid self-consciousness of the theatre world into which it offers us a glimpse, Me and Orson Welles elicits an irresistible…

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By Elliott Noble (448) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 04 Dec 2009

A thoroughly enjoyable wheeze, bobbing along to a jaunty score (cue Jools Holland cameo) and blessed with moments of knowing wit…

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By Philip Kemp (186) for Total Film (3,532) on 04 Dec 2009

A diverting period comedy-drama, but slight compared to Linklater at his sharpest…

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By Chris Roberts (16) for Uncut Magazine [UK] (201) on 04 Dec 2009

If there are romantic comedy elements to what is one of the eclectic Linklater's finest films yet, these are outweighed by a stellar character study…

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By Adam Smith (163) for Radio Times (2,421) on 04 Dec 2009

The highlight is McKay, who conjures the bluster and charisma of Welles, as well as bearing an uncanny physical resemblance to the boy-genius…

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By Christopher Tookey (761) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 04 Dec 2009

Zac Efron proves again that he's more than a pretty face in this period charmer, but the performance you'll remember to the end of your days…

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By Jeremy Mccarter (1) for Newsweek (1,534) on 04 Dec 2009

Welles comes off as an imperious, duplicitous, philandering brat. But he's also funny, seductive, and ingenious…

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By Alex Zane (472) for The Sun (UK) (932) on 04 Dec 2009

[Christian McKay] supercharges the scenes he's in and captures both the brilliance and ego that Welles was famous for…

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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 04 Dec 2009

Look at Mackay…

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By Anthony Quinn (478) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 04 Dec 2009

Christian McKay's performance in the title role measures up to that extraordinariness, both inhabiting Welles's magnetic, overweening personality…

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