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(1 - 16) of 16 OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh Page   1   "Ultimately holds together as a smart meditation on mortality and love that uses its literary genesis as more of a boost than limitation."   Film Journal International   Chris Barsanti A "Based on Philip Roth's novella "The Dying Animal," "Elegy" an impassioned cinematic adaptation from director Isabel Coixet ("The Secret Life of Worlds")..."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey B- "I could never warm up to any of the characters."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3/4 "The Spanish director gives an almost Wongian expression to the way people seduce one another."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez 3/5 "No se ubica entre lo mejor de la directora Isabel Coixet, pero es de todos modos una interesante y sensible reflexión sobre la soledad, el amor, el sexo y la madurez. Gran trabajo de Ben Kingsley."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio C+ "The high-minded philosophical discussions feel like posturing, like the movie is trying a little too hard to earn that "prestige" title."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B+ "A mature, small-scaled drama that's both insightful and affecting."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 4/5 "A well-acted screen adaptation of a short Philip Roth novel about the multiple splendors of beauty in a chilly world of intellect, sex, and selfishness."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3.5/4 "There is much tragedy and truth in what the makers of this movie have brought to the screen."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli "With his fierce, impeccable craft Kingsley shows us around David's tortured, preening, desperate psyche."   Film.com   Jonathan F. Richards A "...a haunting testament to the sentiment that we should take love wherever we find it."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2/5 "By failing to properly transform Roth's unique voice from the page to the screen, all that remains is a fairly embarrassing and horribly mawkish soap opera that, save for one key element, is pretty much a wash from beginning to end."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 2.5/5 "This beautifully directed film is packed with serious, provocative themes. But a mopey tone and some wobbly casting undermines the otherwise terrific acting."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 9/10 "How ironic that it took a woman - Spanish director Isabel Coixet - to capture Philip Roth's inherently male agony about facing mortality."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 5/10 "Kingsley and Cruz both give performances that rank among the best of their recent careers...all by themselves making a terrifically flat movie seem marginally human."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 16) of 16 OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh Page   1