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(1 - 22) of 22 OFCS Rating: 86% Fresh Page   1   B "Gray is a skilled craftsman of these withdrawn stories, and Two Lovers, while easily his most modest production to date, is incredibly successful illuminating the single-minded drive of whispered male lust."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf "...returns the idea of pain, and the threat of bad decisions, to the American film romance."   PopMatters   Chris Barsanti C- "After his miserable cop drama "We Own the Night," co-writer/director James Gray grinds gears switching from his typical predilection for crime genre stories to make an imitation love story."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 4/10 "A wall of family photos, glimpsed briefly in an early scene of Two Lovers, lays out Leonard's too conventional dilemma."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3.5/4 "The buried themes in James Gray's fourth film, Two Lovers, slowly emerge from its accumulation of quotidian, seemingly small details."   Slant Magazine   Dan Callahan A- "A far cry in insight from Hollywood's idealized romantic dramas."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz A "So rich, so fully realized that it inspires the same sort of awe as one of Henry Selick's stop-motion-animated wonders."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov "Trying, unwieldy, and affecting"   CinePassion   Fernando F. Croce B+ "Small but affecting drama...a deceptively simple but emotionally rich tale [with] a remarkable lead performance."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 4/5 "An alluring romantic drama that challenges us to see the tricky machinations of desire and its blend of sweetness and bitterness."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "It may be a little too heavy to represent an ideal date movie, but it's an honest, adult romance that deserves recognition for not pandering to those on a quest for 90 minutes of escapism."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 4/5 "As we head into a spring of superheroes, special effects, and toy tie-ins, Two Lovers might be one of your last best chances to see real human beings on the big screen as they try to wrap their heads and hearts around the hopes and hurts of real life."   AMCtv.com   James Rocchi B+ "...director James Gray, working for the third time with Joaquin Phoenix, has given the actor perhaps his most complex role, in a story that resembles a blue collar "Momma's Man" if Azaziel Jacobs's character had been a tortured romantic."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "Focuses so intently on character details and setting that the gradual development and resolution of the plot seems not rote but fervent, prickly, alive."   The Screengrab   Nick Schager 3/5 "A strong story is given weight and meaning by some especially vivid acting, but a too-mainstream approach to the edgy subject matter leaves the film feeling oddly flat."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C+ "This is supposed to be a romantic drama, but Woody Allen could have made a very funny film out of this exact same story."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B "...an attractive cast, solid acting and deft direction help the film rise above the routine story, making it enjoyable and familiar. I call it comfortable."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 8/10 "Possibly James Gray's best film yet and one of Joaquin Phoenix' best performances. Heartbreak and renewal set against the wrought iron, cold asphalt and restless sea of forgotten Brighton Beach."   Monsters and Critics   Ron Wilkinson A- "... a discomfortingly honest drama about the frustrations of love and desire."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 6/10 "How curious and somehow sad that Joaquin Phoenix has decided to retire from acting just when he delivers yet another impressive performance."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 6/10 "[Pheonix] never simply plays the role, he Acts it out... and the mechanics of his Acting are always very present for all the world to see."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 22) of 22 OFCS Rating: 86% Fresh Page   1