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Alynda Wheat, People: OUTSTANDING (cg) "It's time to remember how enchanting sitting in a darkened theater in front of a glowing screen can feel.... the film's whimsy and wit make it an Oscar front-runner. It's just so easy to love a movie that loves movies." (Read the full review...) 103 words, 11/17/11 Mary Corliss, Time: OUTSTANDING "...the fizziest, most endearing film in ages.... Boasting a wit in story construction worthy of Billy Wilder or Preston Sturges, the movie sets itself impossible goals and keeps meeting and exceeding them." (Read the full review...) 908 words, 11/25/11 Jake Coyle, Associated Press: VERY GOOD (cg) "...black-and-white, near-wordless film is a loving, irresistibly charming ode to a long-ago movie era that not only summons the dormant conventions of silent moviemaking, but makes them dance again." (Read the full review...) 690 words, 11/24/11 Mara Reinstein, Us Weekly: OUTSTANDING (cg) "The year's most euphoric screen experience belongs to -- incredibly -- a black-and-white silent film." (Read the full review...) 66 words, 12/01/11 Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: OUTSTANDING (cg) "Days after I saw 'The Artist,' I was still thinking (and grinning) about it, because the movie's real romance is the one between us, the jaded 21st-century audience, and the mechanical innocence of old movies, which here becomes new again." (Read the full review...) 409 words, 11/25/11 Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...it doesn't take this captivating and steadily surprising movie very long to tickle your funny bone, take a piece of your heart and pull you in deep.... a total pleasure..." (Read the full review...) 310 words, 11/25/11 Claudia Puig, USA Today: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...inventive, visually eloquent and joyously intoxicating... Be prepared to emerge from this enchanting film inclined to do the happy dance the stars perform so charmingly." (Read the full review...) 542 words, 11/25/11 Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...one of the most entertaining films in many a moon, a film that charms because of its story, its performances and because of the sly way it plays with being silent and black and white. 'The Artist' knows you're aware it's silent and kids you about it." (Read the full review...) 750 words, 12/23/11 Kat Murphy, MSN Movies: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...sure-footed excursion into cinema's past is all artifice, but artifice so artful it feels and looks more real than many a movie unreeling in widescreen color.... all about shattered identity and sustaining illusion, the stuff that movies are made of." (Read the full review...) 893 words, 11/21/11 James Berardinelli, Reel Views: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...one of the most enjoyable of 2011's crop of 'elite' films." (Read the full review...) 1,191 words, 12/27/11
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...a generous, touching and slightly daffy expression of unbridled movie love.... more than a clever pastiche of antique amusements. It may be something less than a great movie, but it is an irresistible reminder of nearly everything that makes the movies great." (Read the full review...) 895 words, 11/25/11 Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: EXCELLENT (cg) "...it's not enough to have an original idea: It also must be done well. And Michel Hazanavicius has been successful on both fronts.... a single word is worth more than all the expensive effects imaginable." (Read the full review...) 264 words, 11/24/11 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...combines delightful humor and charm with what movies at their best have always conveyed: the honest power of pure emotion. It is a movie love story and a love note to the movies, all at the same time.... something to be thankful for." (Read the full review...) 898 words, 11/25/11 Lou Lumenick, New York Post: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...the kind of movie they just don't make anymore... a gorgeous black-and-white love letter to silent Hollywood with old-fashioned English intertitles and just a single line of audible (English) dialogue." (Read the full review...) 559 words, 11/25/11 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: OUTSTANDING (cg) "Is 'The Artist' a screwball comedy? A sentimental melodrama? A spoof? Serious? What? Yes, yes, yes and yes." (Read the full review...) 753 words, 12/23/11 Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: OUTSTANDING (cg) "An absolute winner, with romance, comedy, drama -- even dancing. As the old studio moguls used to say: It's got it all." (Read the full review...) 460 words, 12/23/11 Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...one of the most entertaining films in many a moon, a film that charms because of its story, its performances and because of the sly way it plays with being silent and black and white. 'The Artist' knows you're aware it's silent and kids you about it." (Read the full review...) 750 words, 12/23/11 Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...undeniably charming.... pivots on the spry connection between the mute (save for one scene) Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo, both nimble performers elegantly turned out in period finery and pomade." (Read the full review...) 431 words, 11/23/11 Peter Howell, Toronto Star: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...while it's not a conventional romance, it's a passion project all the way, made by people with their heads in the present but their hearts in the past. Feel free to swoon along with them." (Read the full review...) 632 words, 12/09/11 Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe & Mail: OUTSTANDING (cg) "With elements of 'A Star Is Born' and 'Singing in the Rain'... a rarity, an ingenious crowd-pleaser." (Read the full review...) 102 words, 09/10/11 Glenn Sumi, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT (cg) "...embraces all the tropes of silent cinema (iris shots, titles), sharpening the familiar narrative with a slight edge that should satisfy contemporary tastes." (Read the full review...) 113 words, 12/08/11
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: OUTSTANDING (cg) "This one's for all of you!... may be drenched in the romance and visual values of a bygone era, but it's a motion picture uncannily of its time." (Read the full review...) 1,082 words, 12/23/11 Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...feels as bold and innovative a moviegoing experience as James Cameron's bells-and-whistles 'Avatar' did a couple of years ago. Retro becomes nuevo. Quaint becomes cool." (Read the full review...) 627 words, 12/23/11 Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: OUTSTANDING (cg) "3-D, phooey. Imax, meh. Motion-capture, whatever. If you want real movie enchantment, forget the technical gewgaws.... ['The Artist' is] a rocket to the moon fueled by unadulterated joy and pure imagination." (Read the full review...) 616 words, 12/23/11 Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: OUTSTANDING (cg) " 'The Artist' is unusual: The French film has only two words of dialogue, spoken in English... It's sweet, it's funny and surprisingly moving.... one of the year's best..." (Read the full review...) 556 words, 12/23/11 Ty Burr, Boston Globe: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a small, exquisitely-cut jewel.... It's a story of renewal rather than destruction, and what it mostly renews is our faith in a story well and simply told." (Read the full review...) 836 words, 12/23/11 Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...works not merely because it's unique (and it's unique, not merely because it doesn't talk). It actually sends you out of the theater happier than when you went in... a rare and welcome treat." (Read the full review...) 602 words, 11/25/11 Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...evinces such mastery of form that it could easily be mistaken for a real classic [from the 1920s].... it is a product of serious study, honest appreciation and love." (Read the full review...) 664 words, 12/02/11 Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a gentle, wistful tale, but with an ending so joyous and movie-magical that you just might dance out of the theater. (I did.)" (Read the full review...) 460 words, 12/23/11 Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...utterly exudes charm -- effortlessly, gracefully, without strain or presumption or preening. That's something rare. And it's funny and smart and joyful and sometimes transporting..." (Read the full review...) 786 words, 12/23/11 Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: OUTSTANDING (cg) "For students of cinematic craft, 'The Artist' is a master class, with exquisite black-and-white cinematography, skillful montage sequences and emotive music.... it's highly entertaining." (Read the full review...) 384 words, 12/23/11 Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times: OUTSTANDING (cg) "I've viewed 'The Artist' three times now, and each time the smile on my face grew wider and took longer to wipe away.... [it] is a masterwork..." (Read the full review...) 578 words, 12/22/11 Tom Long, Detroit News: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...the most surprising and delightful film of 2011." (Read the full review...) 301 words, 12/23/11 Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a brazen stunt that pays off... simultaneously channeling 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'A Star is Born'... a disarming valentine to Hollywood that doesn't feel the slightest bit self-congratulatory - an utterly enchanting bauble." (Read the full review...) 622 words, 12/23/11
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...undeniably charming.... pivots on the spry connection between the mute (save for one scene) Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo, both nimble performers elegantly turned out in period finery and pomade." (Read the full review...) 431 words, 11/23/11 Eric Eisenberg, Cinema Blend: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a true crowd-pleaser..." (Read the full review...) 684 words, 11/25/11 Betsy Sherman, Boston Phoenix: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...contains moments of pathos... possesses a reverence that's endearingly French." (Read the full review...) 151 words, 12/22/11 Tasha Robinson, AV Club: EXCELLENT (cg) "...charming... a beautifully shot, beautifully acted piece of fluff." (Read the full review...) 403 words, 11/22/11 Stephanie Zacharek, Movieline: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a gold dust movie, a picture whose very boldness lies in its perceived lightness.... perhaps the most modern movie imaginable right now.... deeply enjoyable, brioche-light in all the right ways, but it's also focused and intense..." (Read the full review...) 1,077 words, 11/23/11 Jaime N. Christley, Slant: WEAK (cg) "...ignores everything that's fascinating and memorable about the era [American cinema between 1927 and1933], focusing instead on a patchwork of general knowledge, so eroded of inconvenient facts that it doesn't even qualify as a roman à clef." (Read the full review...) 865 words, 10/16/11 Glenn Sumi, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT (cg) "...embraces all the tropes of silent cinema (iris shots, titles), sharpening the familiar narrative with a slight edge that should satisfy contemporary tastes." (Read the full review...) 113 words, 12/08/11 Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: OUTSTANDING (cg) "One of 2011's best..." (Read the full review...) 125 words, 12/21/11 MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: OUTSTANDING (cg) "It's impossible to imagine anyone even remotely connected to Hollywood -- or hoping to bust in -- making a movie this audacious. Risky isn't even the word. Insane might be the word.... I can't stop thinking about this movie." (Read the full review...) 1,026 words, 01/10/12
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: GOOD "...goes on too long.... But the film also illustrates the movie medium's deathless pleasures. When George and Peppy come on like Fred and Ginger within the glittering confines of an Art Deco set, all flaws are forgotten, all's right with the world." (Read the full review...) 132 words, 09/09/11 A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...a generous, touching and slightly daffy expression of unbridled movie love.... more than a clever pastiche of antique amusements. It may be something less than a great movie, but it is an irresistible reminder of nearly everything that makes the movies great." (Read the full review...) 895 words, 11/25/11 Anthony Lane, New Yorker: OUTSTANDING "...a crowd-pleaser that makes you glad to be part of the crowd.... damnably clever, but not cute; less like an arch conceit and more like the needle-sharp recollection of a dream." (Read the full review...) 930 words, 11/14/11 Bob Mondello, NPR: OUTSTANDING "...director Michel Hazanavicious makes you a willing, even an excited fan of this crazy, old-fashioned thing he's doing.... Silent black-and-white movies are not coming back, but this one is such a rewarding labor of love by all the artists involved that it just might make you wish they could." (Read the full review...) 637 words, 11/25/11 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...combines delightful humor and charm with what movies at their best have always conveyed: the honest power of pure emotion. It is a movie love story and a love note to the movies, all at the same time.... something to be thankful for." (Read the full review...) 898 words, 11/25/11 Dana Stevens, Slate: VERY GOOD "...essentially a novelty item, but none the less captivating for that.... slight but enormously likable... clever and delightful... navigates old-Hollywood tropes with the nimbleness of Fred Astaire on roller skates." (Read the full review...) 875 words, 11/30/11 Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: OUTSTANDING "...loaded with laughs, charm and surprises (tap-dancing numbers! I said tap-dancing numbers!), finishes with a terrific bang, and positively bursts with affection for an era of American cinema and culture Americans have virtually forgotten." (Read the full review...) 512 words, 05/15/11
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: EXCELLENT "A love letter to silent cinema sealed with a smirk... [a] high-concept homage, delivering a heartfelt, old-school romance without the aid of spoken dialogue or sound.... tips its top hat to those late-'20s Hollywood conventions rendered obsolete by the rise of the talkie as a pompous star fails to adapt to the new era." (Read the full review...) 977 words, 05/15/11 Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: EXCELLENT "A beguiling tale about Hollywood's silent movie days that is itself silent.... The filmmakers clearly did their homework and took great pleasure in doing so, an enjoyment that is passed along in ample doses to any viewer game for their nifty little conceit." (Read the full review...) 918 words, 05/15/11 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...combines delightful humor and charm with what movies at their best have always conveyed: the honest power of pure emotion. It is a movie love story and a love note to the movies, all at the same time.... something to be thankful for." (Read the full review...) 898 words, 11/25/11 Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...evokes the spirit, the essence, the glamour, and the joy of making (and watching) silent films. This is evident in every frame, from the opening credits, through the inter-titles, which are clever, cool, and tongue-in-cheek, to the cheerfully happy ending." (Read the full review...) 512 words, 06/14/11 A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...a generous, touching and slightly daffy expression of unbridled movie love.... more than a clever pastiche of antique amusements. It may be something less than a great movie, but it is an irresistible reminder of nearly everything that makes the movies great." (Read the full review...) 895 words, 11/25/11 Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: GOOD "...goes on too long.... But the film also illustrates the movie medium's deathless pleasures. When George and Peppy come on like Fred and Ginger within the glittering confines of an Art Deco set, all flaws are forgotten, all's right with the world." (Read the full review...) 132 words, 09/09/11
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