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(1 - 35) of 35 OFCS Rating: 71% Fresh Page   1   8/10 "A forgotten chapter of history that exposes truths about the American dream worth remembering."   Movie Gazette   Anton Bitel A- "Few things are as exciting as watching a great actor successfully turn off the star wattage and don the skin of an utterly weak, insignificant person."   AboutFilm.com   Carlo Cavagna 2.5/5 "The primary problem with "The Assassination of Richard Nixon" comes in its attempts to make drama out of a minor man's minor stab at infamy."   Film Threat   Chris Barsanti "Even as Sam unravels, the film doesn't judge him, but rather adopts his perspective."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3/4 "...features [Sean Penn's] best work to date."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B "Gets stuck using as its messenger such a wacko."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz "Prescient like the overlooked 'The Siege,' this film moves us with the roots of unpleasant realities."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Donald J. Levit 3/5 "(...) Niels Mueller (...) conduce el relato con seguridad y tensión creciente hacia el inevitable estallido de violencia final."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio B- "A starkly ambitious endeavor for such a fellow, and Mueller pulls it off well, if not perfectly."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B+ "A meticulous, unsettling character study that is all the stronger for its verisimilitude."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 3/4 "...a razor sharp character study about internal disillusionment and overwhelming disappointment...ambitiously seedy and intimate spectacle of a damaged man’s moral breakdown"   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng B- "Samuel Bicke might not succeed in his murderous venture, but Sean Penn makes him a memorable failure...a great performance in a film that isn't up to his standard."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3.5/5 "Contains a spectacular performance by Sean Penn as a powerless and alienated young man whose rage becomes a reality when his dreams are dashed one by one."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat B+ "A moving, poignant parable of another America, where the dreams aren't quite so rosy."   Mixed Reviews   Gabriel Shanks 2.5/4 "Penn and the historical context will generate some interest, but the film's ultimate reception is likely to be as chilly as the month in which it receives its theatrical release (December 2004)."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/4 "An anarchic valentine to neurotic, misguided souls who can not and will not embrace defeat."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 2/4 "A bitter pill."   Slant Magazine   Jeremiah Kipp "Penn’s performance is tentative, squirmy; his Sam is a man who seems to be apologizing even when he isn’t."   Pajiba   Jeremy C. Fox 93/100 "One of the most successful attempts to tell the tale of an, ultimately, criminal person without ever forcing us to condone his crimes."   FilmFocus   Joe Utichi "Based on a 1974 story involving a disgruntled American and his desire to hijack a commercial airliner so he can smash it into the White House. Sounds Christmassy, don't it?"   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 2.5 "Assassination is a showcase for its star, along with a heavy handed message about America being a land of opportunity for only the few, and, well, not much else."   Bangitout.com   Jordan Hiller B+ "Sean Penn gives a tour de force performance...that should cement his reputation as America's greatest living actor"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2.5/5 "Mueller and co-screenwriter Kevin Kennedy's repetitive screenplay echoes Taxi Driver so closely as to invite unfavorable comparison with Martin Scorsese's benchmark chronicle of alienation, despite Penn's subtle, unsettling performance."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh "[E]nds up feeling like a bizarre apologetic for a man who refused to take any responsibility for himself..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/5 "hampered by its unimaginative resemblance to Taxi Driver"   Filmcritic.com   Nick Schager 5/5 "A performance (de Sean Penn) neste filme é mais um exemplo de sua genialidade."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 3.5/5 "Told with an elegiac style, like an ode to the oppressed working man"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "This movie provides a lot of food for thought about true believers who don't mind killing people to achieve their goals."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B- "[Sean] Penn’s performance is the reason to see The Assassination of Richard Nixon."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 4/5 "It's a small and quiet drama, but it's also one that sucks you in quite smoothly. Penn, as always, is fantastic."   DVD Clinic   Scott Weinberg 4/10 "Tedious, bleak, bizarre curiosity detailing the frustrations of a despicable, homicidal sociopath"   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 2/4 "Rendered a not particularly subtle text by the 2004 election."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 8/10 Read review   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 3/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito Read review   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 35) of 35 OFCS Rating: 71% Fresh Page   1