Review of The Truth About Emanuel (2013) by Orlok W — 28 Jun 2014

Softness, quiescence, mellow and a bit tense, this movie builds towards a breaking point--A film about dealing with loss, childhood and motherhood...!!

This review of The Truth About Emanuel (2013) was written by Orlok W on 28 Jun 2014.

The Truth About Emanuel has generally received mixed reviews.

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The film has an odd and striking energy, and the chemistry between Scodelario and Biel has an electrical charge to it…

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By David Hiltbrand (183) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 10 Jan 2014

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By Kyle Smith (1,916) for New York Post (6,650) on 10 Jan 2014

A film so self-serious that it demands to be remade as a Seth MacFarlane farce, The Truth About Emanuel mixes the ludicrous and the pretentious…

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By Riitta K (21) on 17 Aug 2014

I'm not kaya's biggest fan but the movie was actually good. Great acting for the type of movie. I would recommend…

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Writer-director Francesca Gregorini builds unbearable tension into scenes that otherwise risk tilting toward melodrama and brings the eye of…

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By Joshua L (2,111) on 30 Nov 2015

This movie is effectively weird with a strange creepiness to it. Its very well made…

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By Kallie S (48) on 09 Aug 2014

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É incrível como a Jessica Biel não consegue um papel que preste, eu gosto dela, a acho linda, mas os filmes que ela faz, meu Deus, acho…

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