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By Eric Melin (822) for Scene-Stealers.com (667) on 27 Mar 2009

It's almost always either night or at least dusk, and Gray's heartsick main character seems to suck in the darkness like oxygen…

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By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 27 Mar 2009

The movie feels operatic at times. Tempestuous arias play on the soundtrack, and Puccini figures directly…

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By Trevor Johnston (624) for Time Out (7,510) on 27 Mar 2009

Gray's direction lovingly toys with images of containment and release, effectively playing out the drama in visual terms - but we never really…

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By Wendy Ide (1,500) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 27 Mar 2009

Kraditor's vacillating affections make up what could have been a frustratingly underpowered drama but for Gray's subtle, intelligent direction…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 27 Mar 2009

Everything about Leonard's Jackie-v-Marilyn dilemma is socked over with Gray's trademark sincerity, but I found it difficult to credit, and…

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By Tim Robey (1,578) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 27 Mar 2009

Love is a selfish animal here, one Gray dissects coldly and perhaps too neatly - he forecloses on any chance of happiness…

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By Patrick Marmion (5) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 27 Mar 2009

For all its oddity, and despite falling short of full-on David Lynch-style weirdness, it has a sweetness and warmth that makes it worth the effort…

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By Mark Adams (368) for Sunday Mirror (UK) (89) on 27 Mar 2009

Stylish drama fails to set the pulses racing…

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By David Edwards (979) for Daily Mirror (UK) (1,133) on 27 Mar 2009

A moving, thoughtful and complex look at the nature of lovesickness, our star gives the performance of his life…

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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 27 Mar 2009

But good acting transcends motivational lesions. Before Phoenix, especially, and his raw, real, fumbling neediness we simply say Yes, we believe…

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By Anthony Quinn (478) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 27 Mar 2009

It never feels quite believable, though Phoenix is touching in the central role…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for ViewLondon (2,339) on 27 Mar 2009

Engaging, watchable drama with terrific performances from Phoenix, Paltrow and Shaw, though it doesn't quite pack the emotional punch you're…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Shadows on the Wall (2,096) on 27 Mar 2009

A strong story is given weight and meaning by some especially vivid acting, but a too-mainstream approach to the edgy subject matter leaves…

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By Alistair Harkness (1,042) for Scotsman (1,471) on 27 Mar 2009

As with his other films, Gray revels in placing his characters in an oppressive milieu, and he keeps the mood downbeat here…

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By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 25 Mar 2009

If this is it for Joaquin Phoenix's film career, at least he's going out the right way…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 20 Mar 2009

Gray doesn't underline 'significant' moments or bits of information, but asks the viewer to be attentive to his story and sympathetic to his…

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By Rick Kisonak (485) for Film Threat (5,156) on 17 Mar 2009

This is a gentle, understated character-driven piece that has more in common with European romantic dramas than those made in this country as a rule…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 13 Mar 2009

The movie's chief value is to preserve Phoenix at the height of his wary physical grace, which recalls a young Marlon Brando…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 13 Mar 2009

Those with patience will be rewarded. It's not exactly a new story, but the film is done pretty well and is done with honesty…

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By Philip Martin (1,107) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 13 Mar 2009

melodrama, predictable yet compelling, [but] there are things about this movie that make it better than it might sound…

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