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By Kyle Smith (1,916) for New York Post (6,650) on 13 Feb 2009

The only possible interest the movie will inspire in anyone comes when Paltrow flashes a breast toward the end, far too late to pump any excitement…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 13 Feb 2009

For a filmmaker who has made his reputation with such crime thrillers as Little Odessa and The Yards, James Gray reveals an unexpected gift…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 13 Feb 2009

director James Gray, working for the third time with Joaquin Phoenix, has given the actor perhaps his most complex role, in a story that…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 13 Feb 2009

The movie's occasionally risible sincerity is what sets the flawed but riveting Two Lovers apart from other recent films about young New Yorkers…

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By Ethan Alter (997) for Giant Magazine (68) on 13 Feb 2009

Strong performances and the gritty Brooklyn setting make this an above-average romantic drama…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 13 Feb 2009

Along with the delicate, deep performances, we get a strong, genuine emotional connection with these folks, even though they're walking through…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for PopMatters (2,617) on 13 Feb 2009

returns the idea of pain, and the threat of bad decisions, to the American film romance…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for New York Times (5,786) on 13 Feb 2009

The flaws in Two Lovers are inseparable from its strengths…

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By Amy Nicholson (961) for I.E. Weekly (269) on 12 Feb 2009

An uncannily perceptive acknowledgment of settling -- Paltrow with Phoenix, and Phoenix with Shaw -- with a happy kiss at the end that leaves…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 12 Feb 2009

The film's secrets unfold slowly, allowing Phoenix and Paltrow -- a luminous fusion of grace and grit -- to build a relationship in full…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 12 Feb 2009

Joaquin Phoenix gives a superbly raw and excruciatingly vulnerable performance…

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By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 12 Feb 2009

Joaquin Phoenix gives a heartbreakingly affecting performance in James Gray's richly observed, truly character-driven romantic triangle…

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By Karina Longworth (242) for SpoutBlog (66) on 12 Feb 2009

Two Lovers is a testament to the childish madness of infatuation, and maybe even true love's impossibility…

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 11 Feb 2009

Finally, the year's first serious American movie…

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By Andrew Sarris (502) for New York Observer (1,400) on 11 Feb 2009

The acting is all first-rate, and Mr…

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By J. Hoberman (756) for Village Voice (8,525) on 10 Feb 2009

Touching in its absurdity, the movie is what the French, if they didn't love Gray so much, might term agréablement ridicule…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for Variety (12,700) on 09 Feb 2009

This very New York tale is old-fashioned in good ways that have to do with solid storytelling, craftsmanship and emotional acuity…

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By Marshall Fine (1,011) for Hollywood & Fine (854) on 09 Feb 2009

Here's hoping Phoenix's foray into a music career is short-lived, because he continues to reveal himself as a fascinatingly complex actor…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 26 Jan 2009

Joaquin Phoenix is superbly cast as is the entire ensemble in the story of an emotionally disturbed fellow who is charismatic enough to seduce…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 11 Jan 2009

Gray's old-fashioned romantic melodrama is well acted, but the contrast between the two women, the Gentile (Paltrow) and the Jewish (Shaw),…

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