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(1 - 22) of 22 OFCS Rating: 41% Rotten Page   1   2.5/5 "This is a film that needs to sprawl, but it has the feeling of a greatest hits compilation."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Barsanti C "The film's colorful song-and-dance set pieces rely on lip-synced '50s songs that are the weakest link in a bumbling but gregarious movie."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 1.5/4 "...unless you're intimately familiar with either the book or seven-hour British mini-series that came before it, the film's not going to mean much to you."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C+ "Inventive mess, filled with pock marks."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz B "Ceaselessly flamboyant and interesting, but also repetitive and obvious with the character insights it provides."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov F "A cinematic belly-flop rather than a beautiful swan dive...to emulate the bad hard-boiled dialogue, you're going to need buns of steel to sit through such a total debacle."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/4 "A fine example of entertainment -- an eclectic mix of drama, film noir, and comedy, with plenty of fantasy musical numbers thrown in for good measure."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/4 " Robert Downey, Jr. is the only saving grace of this incoherent crime caper based on the classic British mini-series."   Aufmuth.com   Jeanne Aufmuth 1.5/4 "Potter’s gaze into the man’s dark sexual and familial secrets isn’t about one man’s oppression, but about his self-imposed melodrama."   ToxicUniverse.com   Jeremiah Kipp 1.5/4 "Potter’s gaze into the man’s dark sexual and familial secrets isn’t about one man’s oppression, but about his self-imposed melodrama."   Slant Magazine   Jeremiah Kipp 7/10 "I would rather sit through mountains of creative plot shenanigans as peppered through this movie than watch yet another drone sequel."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 3/5 "A brow-furrowing exercise in keeping up with the Darks, punctuated by random and alarming seediness and mysterious characters. Afterward, you appreciate its subtler charms."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 1/5 "Coarse and misguided, Keith Gordon's film of the late Dennis Potter's own reworking of his intricate, dyspeptic, 1986 miniseries is a failure on every level."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 3/4 "The Singing Detective is a movie to talk about with friends afterwards"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes 3/5 "It's very cheesy at times, but the script's acid wit makes it compelling."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C+ "the big screen version seems rushed as they try to pack their ten pounds of sugar into a five-pound bag"   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 71/100 "The first two thirds are a lot of fun and a showcase for Robert Downey Jr.’s immense talents."   Apollo Guide   Ryan Cracknell D+ "Bad pulp that results in flaccid fiction."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell 3/4 "A film deserving of a conversation and, in no higher praise, of unreasonable comparisons."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw D+ Read review   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf C- Read review   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 7/10 Read review   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger  (1 - 22) of 22 OFCS Rating: 41% Rotten Page   1