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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 11 Sep 2018

Close's performance is magnificent; the myriad of emotions she conveys is amazing…

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By Joanne Soh (192) for The New Paper (Singapore) (342) on 11 Sep 2018

The premise of her latest drama is simple, but Close's controlled yet powerful performance will win her votes from the Academy…

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By Hope Madden (89) for Columbus Underground (89) on 11 Sep 2018

What you'll remember is Close, delivering, as is her way, a tour de force performance that may finally land Close her own glittering acknowledgment…

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By Rolando Gallego (41) for EscribiendoCine (248) on 10 Sep 2018

The ability of Björn Runge to build the narrative from details with flashbacks advance some information about the truth of marriage, allows…

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By Rafael Rosales Santos (105) for Konexión (253) on 09 Sep 2018

Overall, The Wife is a film that you should view, the theme is taken in a great way, the director managed to extract great performances from…

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By Eleanor Ringel Cater (614) for Saporta Report (Atlanta) (228) on 09 Sep 2018

The Wife is at its best when it's at its spikey-est... Plus, the performances are pure pleasure - especially Pryce, preening and puffed-up…

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By Daphne Merkin (10) for The New Republic (897) on 09 Sep 2018

The Wife is that increasingly rare offering, a commercially viable film that also makes you rethink your assumptions about talent and who gets…

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By Patti C (101) on 08 Sep 2018

It's Nobel Prize time and the Castelmans are on their way to Stockholm to pick up his Literature Prize…

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By Peter W (1,106) on 08 Sep 2018

It's Nobel Prize time and the Castelmans are on their way to Stockholm to pick up his Literature Prize…

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By Susan Granger (2,214) for SSG Syndicate (1,551) on 08 Sep 2018

As the self-effacing, enabling title character, Glenn Close's nuanced performance is close to miraculous in its subtlety…

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By John Lui (420) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 07 Sep 2018

The strong performances help make up for the film's lack of style, but not enough to elevate it from being just okay…

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By B D (35) on 06 Sep 2018

Good movie. Excellent acting. Good story…

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By Jackie K. Cooper (1,018) for jackiekcooper.com (943) on 06 Sep 2018

Glen Close shines in a role seemingly tailor made for her, She and Jonathan Pryce head the cast and that is double good fortune for the audiences…

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By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 06 Sep 2018

Other than the performances, there is nothing here audiences haven't seen more times than they have their own feet…

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By Gary Wolcott (857) for KXL-FM (Portland, OR) (39) on 06 Sep 2018

The plot isn't the reason for the perfect rating. It is Glenn Close's perfect acting that gets my raves…

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By Jonathan W. Hickman (551) for Daily Film Fix (355) on 06 Sep 2018

Featuring two fantastic performances, The Wife raises many provocative questions, but not just the obvious ones…

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By Peg O (22) on 06 Sep 2018

Good movie. Excellent acting. Good story…

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By Franco C (16) on 06 Sep 2018

Saw it in Toronto last year and it's remarkable…

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By Gabriella Geisinger (8) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 05 Sep 2018

Resentment and vindication make Close's performance electric, her moments on screen practically vibrating with thinly but imperviously veiled emotion…

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By Loren King (177) for Newport This Week (RI) (54) on 05 Sep 2018

That [Close] brings such emotional and psychological depth to her character, despite the movie's shortcomings, makes her performance even more…

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