AltWeeklies Wire
Grandpa of Arabianew
Maurice and Ian live out a fitful shuffle from cafe to hospital to the evening's performance, with plenty of quips and morbid humor sustaining them in between.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
03-01-2007 |
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A Strange Kind of Lovenew
Peter O'Toole's still got it -- his performance as a "dirty old man" in Venus is a sly reminder of the obvious yet overlooked point that many a distaste may be defeated with a helping of the highly tasteful.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
02-15-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Roger Michell, venus
Lion in Winternew
Venus works in large part because O'Toole's mere presence helps you relate to Maurice's history and battles with old age -- it's not just a random old man getting a prostate exam, it's Lawrence of Arabia being jellyfingered.
The Lion in WInternew
Peter O'Toole, in an Oscar-caliber and -nominated performance, pulls off this tricky May-December relationship with colossal panache and sublime craft.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
02-01-2007 |
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Tags: Roger Michell, venus
'Venus' Envynew
Peter O'Toole's lion-in-winter portrayal comes to the rescue.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-25-2007 |
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Tags: Roger Michell, venus
Latter-Day Sinnernew
Peter O'Toole oozes wolfish glee in Venus.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
01-23-2007 |
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Tags: Roger Michell, venus
The Right O'Toole for the Jobnew
Tiny movie; big heart.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
01-19-2007 |
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Tags: Roger Michell, venus
The Golden Film of Ballooningnew
A clichéd stalker story benefits from some beautiful artistic vision in Enduring Love.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
11-24-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Roger Michell, Enduring Love
Love in Vainnew
Filmed in a rather minimalist style, this adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel tells an unsettling story about a stalker’s effect on a relationship.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-18-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Roger Michell, Enduring Love
Rhys' Piecenew
Enduring Love builds up enormous good will with its lapel-grabbing opening, its canny set-up scenes, and Rhys Ifans’ unnerving performance as a stalker in love. But in focusing on the psychological aspects of the psychological thriller, director Roger Michell asks a great many questions about love and obsession and then has trouble answering them.
Baltimore City Paper |
Lee Gardner |
11-16-2004 |
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Tags: Roger Michell, Enduring Love
Enduring Creepinessnew
The film wants to come from behind and surprise in a way that feels punishing, as though the audience being taught a bitter lesson. The result is creepy and unpleasant. There is hope, however bleak, at the end, but mostly there's a sense of unnecessary devastation.
Tags: Roger Michell, Enduring Love
Mother Couragenew
Hanif Kureishi's new drama is an excellent film -- one that feels like life, sharpened to its finest points.
Phoenix New Times |
Melissa Levine |
10-19-2004 |
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Mama's Got a Brand New Bagnew
From the director of Notting Hill comes this story about a middle-aged woman who reignites her sex life with a much younger man.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
07-02-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig, Roger Michell, Peter, Daniel, Steven, Anne, The Mother, Reid, Bradshaw, Cathryn, Mackintosh, Vaughan
The geriatric set experiences a sexual awakening in The Mothernew
Director Roger Michell (Notting Hill) offers a convincing picture of how growing old means being forced to life's sidelines. The crux of the film, in fact, is May's determination to register as something more than a free babysitter and emotional punching bag for her harried daughter, Paula (Cathryn Bradshaw), and merit some attention.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
07-01-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Roger Michell, The Mother
