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(1 - 29) of 29 OFCS Rating: 72% Fresh Page   1   3/5 "pretty to look at, but nothing special to think about"   Filmcritic.com   Blake French "A promisingly playful piece that turns out to be more interested in pleasing the general audience rather than its own heart."   european-films.net   Boyd van Hoeij 4/4 "...the kind of picture that comes with challenges but is not afraid to meet them - or indeed, overcome them - head on."   Cinemaphile.org   David Keyes C "It never amounts to more than middlebrow theater fare."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2.5/4 "A prissy dissertation on identity politics in Shakespeare’s time from a modernist perspective."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez B "A droll, tart-tongued film, brimming with comic and dramatic possibilities."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3/4 "Crudup’s performance is sensational, playing off the gimmicky actor’s challenge of mocking the opposite sex and turning it into something both dazzling and pathetic."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B "Winsome, undemanding entertainment, the kind of movie that wins over audiences at pre-screenings and becomes a modest art-house success."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov C+ "Can be enjoyed in fits and starts, but overall it's a near-miss."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek B- "one can see the potential in the idea of Stage Beauty, as well as the lines that demarcate Eyre's moderately good film from the extraordinary one it could have been."   Mixed Reviews   Gabriel Shanks 2.5/4 "Those who are looking for a love story along the lines of Shakespeare in Love may be disappointed -- Stage Beauty is neither as romantic nor as endearing."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/5 "Gender-bending Shakespearean tale mixes backstage power plays with bedroom maneuvers for a slight but satisfying look at art and life."   Netflix   James Rocchi 3/4 "Flawed but fascinating; a handsome kaleidoscope of adult-themed pleasures."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 83/100 "This is a fantastic example of period filmmaking done beautifully well. It’s a delight to experience."   FilmFocus   Joe Utichi 5/5 "The script is witty, funny, moving, insightful, well-paced."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 2.5/5 "As played by Crudup with a high-pitched, faltering voice, [Ned] Kynaston's actual gender is never in question."   Film-Forward.com   Kent Turner B+ "Crudup is astounding as a man playing a woman who is forced to become a man once again, but insists he can only play a man when he’s portraying a woman portraying that man."   FilmStew.com   Larry Carroll B+ "Eyre and screenwriter Jeffrey Hatcher have transitioned Hatcher's stage play to the screen without losing its theatrical heart. Crudup and Danes give it its romantic one. "   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "I can’t imagine anyone other than the marvelous Billy Crudup as Ned Kynaston."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson C+ "Danes, as usual, overplays her character’s every emotion."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 4.5/5 "A bawdy, rude film that wins us over with sheer energy."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "This is one of those roles that actors kill for, and Cruddup hits it out of the park."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B "Stays witty and light, well-performed by its leads and buoyed by George Fenton’s lively score."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell 2/4 "A somehow more dewy Shakespeare in Love."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 4/4 ""Stage Beauty" has the grace and charm of a great play. It has its acts, its drama and its comedy."   Oscar Guy   Wesley Lovell "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 3/4 "It's Crudup's performance that takes the film from being dull and stage-like to exhilarating and entertaining."   BlackFilm.com   Wilson Morales A- Read review   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 7/10 Read review   Modamag.com   Susan Granger  (1 - 29) of 29 OFCS Rating: 72% Fresh Page   1