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By Pete Hammond (936) for Hollywood.com (1,014) on 13 Feb 2009

A beautifully made romantic drama that provides a great showcase for the acting talents of Joaquin Phoenix in what he claims will be his last role…

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By Bob Strauss (787) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 13 Feb 2009

Writer-director James Gray's Two Lovers is an old story, well told…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 13 Feb 2009

Director James Gray is best known for hard-edged dramas like Little Odessa, so it's surprising to find he has such a well-developed romantic…

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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 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 Geoff Berkshire (602) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 12 Feb 2009

If the film truly is Phoenix's swan song it's not a bad way to go out…

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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 Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 12 Feb 2009

After his miserable cop drama We Own the Night, co-writer/director James Gray grinds gears switching from his typical predilection for crime…

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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 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 Rex Reed (1,506) for New York Observer (1,400) on 11 Feb 2009

Two Lovers has roots in pure soap opera, but its gentle pacing and delicate performances lift it blithely above the dangers of parody as it…

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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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