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James Gray Dares to Bare It Allnew
James Gray's Two Lovers flies far outside the typical Hollywood comfort zone by baring its characters' true-to-life flaws, insecurities and erratic behaviors.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jesse Locke |
05-07-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Two Lovers' Is a Great New York Movie that Feels Both Classic and Contemporarynew
Director James Gray must have watched every old movie that took place in New York, because he swipes scenes from about half of them in his strange new drama, Two Lovers. Which is not a bad thing; Gray knows his movies and knows what to take from them.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
03-26-2009 |
Reviews
Three People Vie to Be a Couple in the Freefalling 'Two Lovers'new
From its first frames to its downbeat denouement, this is the most fatalistic film I've ever seen that offers its protagonist two beautiful women to choose between.
'Night' Ensemble Shinesnew
Phoenix and Wahlberg deserve Oscars for brotherly love performances.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: James Gray, We Own the Night
Robert Duvall on 'We Own the Night'new
Robert Duvall is a perpetually late bloomer. He was almost 30 before he was hired for small parts in television shows, and since he turned 70, he averages almost two movies a year.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: James Gray, We Own the Night
'We Own the Night' Works if You Ignore the Finalenew
The first 90 minutes are very good, though, and they mark a leap forward for a director whose thrillers previously wavered between dour and depressing.
NOW Magazine |
John Harkness |
10-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: James Gray, We Own the Night
'We Own the Night' Disappointsnew
The "two brothers on opposite sides of the law" storyline is formulaic and uninspired, but the presence of loveable freaks Mark "Marky Mark" Wahlberg and Joaquin "It's Not a Harelip!" Phoenix offers faint hope. Alas, mediocrity wins the day.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallett |
10-11-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: James Gray, We Own the Night
Family Plot
We Own the Night never gives its characters room to breathe.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
10-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: James Gray, We Own the Night
