Review of The Truth About Emanuel (2013) by Marischa B — 19 Mar 2014

Weird movie about loss and grief and stuff.

This review of The Truth About Emanuel (2013) was written by Marischa B on 19 Mar 2014.

The Truth About Emanuel has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 09 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 Andy G (1,207) on 08 Jun 2014

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By Riitta K (21) on 17 Aug 2014

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 09 Jan 2014

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 J G (211) on 14 Mar 2015

I have no idea why this movie scored so low as this was a very mind twisting story as the film unfolded…

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By Kenneth S (525) on 28 Jan 2014

I hate to waste my time watching a movie that goes nowhere, and after reading some of the negative reviews almost threw in towel after the…

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By Karl.. 1 (76) on 06 Jun 2014

A bit slow at the beginning but an intriging film nontheless, definetly worth watching…

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