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Movie Overview
Cast
Patricia Clarkson
Campbell Scott
Peter Sarsgaard
Director
Craig Lucas
MPAA Rating
R - Strong sexual content and language
The Dying Gaul (2005)
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"Just as its title is perfunctorily explained but not truly related, the film lingers at too great a remove."
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Donald J. Levit
2/4
"For a story that takes place in chilly,
Philadelphia
-era Hollywood, it's at least plugged in to the politics of the time. "
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez
B+
"A fantastic premise is squandered, only to be saved by a riveting final act."
EricDSnider.com
Eric D. Snider
D
"[A] combination of pretentiousness and banality...Lucas has wronged not just Clarkson but all of his fine cast--and us along with them."
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
3/5
"An engrossing psychodrama about Hollywood, sex, and the primal emotions that can drastically change people's lives."
Spirituality and Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
A+
"Rarely has a film exposed the tender, brutal line between love and cruelty so magnificently."
Mixed Reviews
Gabriel Shanks
'3/4'
"Ultimately settles into the whip-smart independent it was meant to be."
Palo Alto Weekly
Jeanne Aufmuth
4.5/5
"Verbally well-matched, morally ambiguously fascinating together, they are exciting to watch.* All three leads give extraordinary performances."
Cinerina
Karina Montgomery
B-
"Peter Sarsgaard is particularly exceptional in this dark look at art and artifice, but [its] twists may prove too much of a hairpin curve for most. "
Reeling Reviews
Laura Clifford
3/5
"finds it difficult to infuse humanity into a character who essentially functions as a dramatic device"
Filmcritic.com
Nick Schager
3/5
"seems relevant only insofar as its cast effectively pinpoints the vengeful malice born from spurned love and squandered trust."
MovieWeb
Nick Schager
2/4
"The one thing Greek tragedy shouldn't desperately want is any kind of catharsis."
Film Freak Central
Walter Chaw
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