Review of The Devil's Violinist (2013) by Kurt B — 12 Apr 2014

The rock'n'roll version of a small slice of Paganini's life.

This review of The Devil's Violinist (2013) was written by Kurt B on 12 Apr 2014.

The Devil's Violinist has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Kathy L (63) on 10 Apr 2015

I give it 4 just for the fabulous soundtrack…

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By Alex K (2,253) on 29 Jan 2015

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By Marcus H (243) on 27 Mar 2016

Excellent movie- for those of us unfamiliar with Paganini this is a great representation of his life, music, and impact on violin performances…

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By Norm D (218) on 25 Dec 2016

These ratings are ridiculously low…

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By Carlos M (2,069) on 01 Feb 2015

Only a good good good musician has to play this character, Paganini was and would be the best as Garrett is OUR Paganini of our times…

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By Cristina O (13) on 17 Jan 2015

The music is just breathtaking, the story is weird and for what I've read it's somewhat far from the truth but it's really interesting and well done…

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By Mark C (1,395) on 20 Apr 2015

Mind numbingly bad. Where do I begin. EVERYTHING was terrible! Yikes. How does a movie like this get made…

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By Jhuan D (17) on 11 Apr 2014

I'm so sorry this film were so dull. If it weren't for David Garrett's enchanting playing…

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By Chuntse T (9) on 02 Jul 2015

Different. It seems the story it has nothing to do with the real Paganini... but it is still a good movie…

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By Joe Bendel (106) for Epoch Times (337) on 21 May 2016

Violin prodigy and classical crossover artist David Garrett can certainly play. Acting is a little iffier…

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