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By Noah Gittell (113) for Washington City Paper (500) on 13 Nov 2014

The film is not without problems, most of which spring from a director whose confidence exceeds his skill level, but it has a sincerity of…

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By Richard Corliss (1,032) for TIME Magazine (1,130) on 13 Nov 2014

The virtue of this movie is its commitment to political ambiguity and emotional truth…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for The New York Times (9,847) on 13 Nov 2014

Mr. Stewart’s interest in the material is obviously personal, but his movie transcends mere self-interest…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 13 Nov 2014

Stewart did direct Rosewater, and even with its limitations, the film works…

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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 13 Nov 2014

Rosewater doesn’t hector, nor does it giggle about the issue of press freedom. It’s an impressive and important piece of storytelling…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 13 Nov 2014

Stewart proves to be an able filmmaker in Rosewater. But he also shows hints of being something more…

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By Duane Dudek (861) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 13 Nov 2014

The real-world events being portrayed were powerful and important. Rosewater is less so…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 13 Nov 2014

Though at times Rosewater is clearly the work of a first-timer still finding his voice, Stewart is indisputably a real filmmaker…

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By Ethan L (615) on 13 Nov 2014

Amazing statement at the right time for both cultures, East and West…

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By Kyle Smith (1,916) for New York Post (6,650) on 12 Nov 2014

Jon Stewart’s filmmaking debut Rosewater has much in common with “The Daily Show” — it’s blaringly obvious, it’s naive, it plays…

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By Joanna Langfield (398) for The Movie Minute (398) on 12 Nov 2014

Jon Stewart's auspicious debut behind the camera not only makes us think and feel, but yeah, laugh a little, too. The guy can't help it…

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By Joe Mcgovern (126) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 12 Nov 2014

Rosewater, starring the geeky-charismatic Gael García Bernal as Bahari, is a gripping drama, smartly calibrated for Western audiences who…

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By Matt Prigge (853) for Metro (930) on 12 Nov 2014

It's genuinely shocking when the funny, satirical film you'd expect from a film by Jon Stewart emerges late in the first film by Jon Stewart…

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By Steve Macfarlane (121) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 12 Nov 2014

It shrugs off the bigger questions about Iranian politics its first half appears to raise, falling back instead on a gestalt of the eternal,…

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By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 12 Nov 2014

Look for the kind of critical support and word of mouth that sparks impressive art-house traffic…

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By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (836) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 12 Nov 2014

All well and good — and, again, damn near unquestionably sincere — except that Rosewater isn’t much of a film…

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By Pj E (175) on 11 Nov 2014

I'm sure Stewart feels guilty about what happened but the final product is more akin to strange Secret Life of Walter Mitty then some serious…

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By Mike M (2,387) on 11 Nov 2014

Interesting first directorial effort from Jon Stewart and starring a favorite young actor of mine..., it is an inside look into the treatment…

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By Evan L (320) on 11 Nov 2014

Advance screening! A simple premise, yet told with engrossing and often humorous detail…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine/Vulture (3,519) on 11 Nov 2014

In outline, Rosewater sounds earnest, one-note, relentless - something you'd watch out of a sense of duty…

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