Review of Youth (2015) by Joseph D — 12 Feb 2017

Sorrentino is one of the greatest directors around. An absolutely beautiful film.

This review of Youth (2015) was written by Joseph D on 12 Feb 2017.

Youth has generally received positive reviews.

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By M. Faust (314) for The Public (Buffalo) (288) on 08 Oct 2017

It's a film that engages you in many small ways even if the plot thread tying everything together is never quite satisfying…

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At one point during youth, directed by Paolo Sorrentino, a character says, focus on some insignificant detail…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 17 Aug 2016

Youth has nothing new to say, its Italian thematic aesthetic nothing more than a mask for an emotional schadenfreude impossible to take pleasure in…

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By Sakis F (10) on 17 Dec 2016

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By Richard S (2,067) on 04 Jun 2017

I really wanted to like this, I'm a big fan of Michael Caine and I thought it would be a decent, moving piece of cinema about growing old…

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By Robin M (368) on 11 Aug 2016

I absolutely loved this movie! One of my favs…

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By Burrowsj (1) on 23 Oct 2016

Simply a fantastic movie that reminds us that everyone has a future and that we should find or rekindle passion in life…

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By Lee C (414) on 15 Aug 2016

This movie is so aimless and down right boring! Such a shame it had such good actors wasted in it…

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By Joey J (108) on 18 Aug 2016

This flawed, quirky visual poem manages to convey its philosophical whispering despite very little going on of interest in its script…

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By David 'Mad Dog' Bradley (480) for Adelaide Review (243) on 09 Aug 2016

A sometimes Felliniesque exercise in irksome pretension and confounding indulgence grounded by two tremendous performances and somehow, despite…

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