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By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 14 Jun 2017

The well-worn plot is ultimately not as important as the simpler, moment-to-moment pleasures of hanging out with Elliott…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 14 Jun 2017

Even at its most contrived, The Hero exerts a soothing attraction not unlike the man at its center…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 14 Jun 2017

Elliott invests his character with such authority that the movie resounds like a pair of bootheels…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 14 Jun 2017

The Hero may not be a great movie but it’s a welcome tribute to a lanky, taciturn presence — a love letter to an actor that reminds us…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 14 Jun 2017

The only element giving the material any weight is our appreciation for Elliott -- as a presence and in the unbridled sincerity of his performance…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 13 Jun 2017

In The Hero, as elsewhere, Haley really is dealing with the subject of heroism, but the kind of heroism not usually found in movies, the heroism…

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By Dominick Suzanne-Mayer (260) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 11 Jun 2017

It’s odd to see Elliott in a performance that involves him appearing so adrift, but the actor mines Lee’s insecurities for a naked honesty…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 11 Jun 2017

The Hero belongs to Sam Elliott in his full bodied performance as the once famous star who tries to find a new life, even as the end draws near…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 11 Jun 2017

Elliott, who, despite that voice, does most of his acting here with his eyes, is quietly effective, and so, in what could have been a queasy…

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By David Fear (910) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 11 Jun 2017

It's not perfect, but it is a gift to Sam Elliott – and to us…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 10 Jun 2017

Brett Haley (I'll See You in My Dreams) looks at aging and romance from the male perspective in his second film, which unfortunately is a far…

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By Paul S (1,717) on 10 Jun 2017

A slow-moving thought piece about holding the space in one's life between looking back and forward simultaneously…

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By Dominick Mayer (133) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 09 Jun 2017

[The Hero] is about fifty years and one cancer diagnosis away from retelling any other rote story about a talented-yet-struggling actor hoping…

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By Dave W (540) on 09 Jun 2017

A stellar performance from Sam Elliott and the supporting cast! I loved it…

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By David Kaplan (436) for Kaplan vs. Kaplan (1,174) on 08 Jun 2017

The Hero could have devolved into a maudlin melodramatic heap, but the writing has Lee handling his life challenges realistically and sympathetically…

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By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 08 Jun 2017

Elliot not only conveys complicated emotions with just a look from that expressive face but his deep voice sounds like the echoes of decades…

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By Jeanne Kaplan (738) for Kaplan vs. Kaplan (1,174) on 08 Jun 2017

For those of us women who have been a little in love with Sam Elliott all these years, The Hero should be on your See It Now! list…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 08 Jun 2017

Director Brett Haley manages to take an underused subject, i.e. a character over 70, and make a movie that's deeply soulful and sweetly easygoing…

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By Kenji Fujishima (277) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 08 Jun 2017

If The Hero works at all, it’s because Elliott brings a measure of emotional truth to even the most sentimental of plot developments, and…

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By Keith Phipps (1,177) for Uproxx (697) on 08 Jun 2017

It's rare that a character actor gets this kind of showcase, and Elliott confirms that he's more than capable of handling center stage…

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