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By Frank Wilkins (257) for Reel Reviews (165) on 18 Nov 2014

Stewart handles this change of tone like a veteran director, never allowing the snide humor to undermine the gravity of Bahari's situation…

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By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for PopMatters (2,617) on 17 Nov 2014

For all the desperation it reveals, Rosewater is also suffused with hope and even joy…

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By David Denby (676) for New Yorker (1,403) on 17 Nov 2014

Stewart chose the great Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo to play Bahari’s mother, but, with her tragic face and her magnificent contralto…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 16 Nov 2014

Rosewater does not have blockbuster potential but it is more entertaining than one might expect from this material and it leaves an indelible…

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By Al Alexander (533) for The Patriot Ledger (721) on 16 Nov 2014

It plays to our most primal instincts of survival in the face of death, armed only with your wits and your wit…

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By Mathew Dekinder (396) for Suburban Journals of St. Louis (395) on 15 Nov 2014

Rosewater' is a decent enough film, but one that doesn't really tell us anything that we didn't already know…

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By Marshall Fine (1,011) for Hollywood & Fine (854) on 14 Nov 2014

On a regular basis, I see many worse movies out there than Stewart's sometimes affecting, sometimes overly earnest film…

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By David Kaplan (436) for Kaplan vs. Kaplan (1,174) on 14 Nov 2014

A compelling film that reveals much about the Iranian ideology, and the paranoia of its leaders…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 14 Nov 2014

Jon Stewart's first film is passionate and principled, as I expected, but also hopeful, almost serene, and even gently amusing, which I did not…

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By Leonard Maltin (609) for leonardmaltin.com (584) on 14 Nov 2014

Stewart does a great job of avoiding clichés in his first time feature as writer-director, but the emotional tie that was needed in order…

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By Kyle Anderson (153) for Nerdist (550) on 14 Nov 2014

Rosewater is a fine debut film and a very well told story of injustice and strength…

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By Mark Ellis (362) for Schmoes Know (710) on 14 Nov 2014

An incredible experience and a tremendous directorial debut by Stewart…

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By Rob Hunter (276) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 14 Nov 2014

Bahari's triumph is real, impressive and relevant. Rosewater is a pleasant feature debut…

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By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 14 Nov 2014

Rosewater is emotionally sincere and thoughtful, but Jon Stewart's movie also very much feels like a first-time director's work…

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By Susan Granger (2,214) for SSG Syndicate (1,551) on 14 Nov 2014

Relevant and insidious, acknowledging both the cost of oppression and the absurdity of totalitarian regimes…

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By Bob Mondello (417) for NPR (1,713) on 14 Nov 2014

Rosewater ... has an urgency that's all about the storytelling smarts of its first-time writer-director…

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By David Berry (137) for National Post (1,405) on 14 Nov 2014

Almost deliberately stripped of humour (and, incidentally, vigour), Rosewater is an odd choice for Stewart the satirist, a mushy, carefully…

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By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 14 Nov 2014

While very much a movie made by a first-timer with a modest, $10 million budget, Rosewater is also thoughtful, straightforward and occasionally…

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By Christine N. Ziemba (72) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 14 Nov 2014

[Stewart] dutifully lays bare the evils of political oppression and human rights violations that often go unnoticed…

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By Clint O'connor (453) for Cleveland Plain Dealer (828) on 14 Nov 2014

Jon Stewart has made an interesting film about Maziar Bahari's struggles, but it lacks emotional and dramatic impact…

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