Review of Rebel in the Rye (2017) by Nicole O — 29 Sep 2017

Superb acting. I don't understand how the critic reviews are so poor. This was a great story that flowed well and I felt it was very believable.

This review of Rebel in the Rye (2017) was written by Nicole O on 29 Sep 2017.

Rebel in the Rye has generally received positive reviews.

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By Dave Mcginn (33) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 04 Oct 2017

It wants so much to cover everything, and do so in a way that is so laudatory of Salinger's genius and purity that it never really delves into…

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By Robert Kojder (605) for Flickering Myth (680) on 05 Dec 2017

Rebel in the Rye works when Nicholas Hoult and Kevin Spacey are ironing out the creative process together, but past that it's a bore…

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By Mathew Dekinder (396) for Suburban Journals of St. Louis (395) on 19 Sep 2017

The movie Rebel in the Rye is a competently-made and relatively straight-forward bio-pic that is boosted by solid performances and the fascinating…

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By Greg Wakeman (87) for Metro (930) on 21 Sep 2017

In the end, it's no more informative than quickly glancing through J.D Salinger's Wikipedia page…

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By C S (71) on 07 Oct 2017

Very good movie if you are a fan of JD Salinger. If you've never heard of him you'll probably want to read up on what you've missed…

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By Joseph D (526) on 24 Dec 2017

Really nice movie. I loved Hoult's portrayal of JD Salinger. Kevin Spacey's character was great too. The beautiful cinematography tops it off…

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By John Ray R (1) on 26 Sep 2017

Excellent film! Critics are wrong about this film to degree that it undermines flim criticism as a profession…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 24 Sep 2017

Literal rather than literary, a dutiful recitation of the facts of Salinger's life that fails to convey much of a sense of the author's inner self…

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By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 25 Nov 2021

This was an interesting story about someone I didn't know much about (J.D. Salinger)…

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By Al Alexander (533) for The Patriot Ledger (721) on 16 Sep 2017

A slick, superficial attempt to define the 20th century's quintessential enigmatic personality by giving us the sort of commercialized phoniness…

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