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Genre : Comedy, Drama
Release Date : March 02, 2012
MPAA Rating : R
Duration : 102 minute(s)
Production Budget : -
Studio : Focus Features
Official Site : http://www.beingflynn.com/
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this barrel-scraping spectacle with a twist of salvation is pretty cut-rate
by Keith Uhlich [Time Out New York ]
there is honest feeling, genuine humanity and real intelligence in this movie, but there is also a sense of caution, of indecisiveness, that undermines its potential power
by A.O. Scott [New York Times ]
the script never marries them into a whole, and the voiceovers end up being more cliched than clever
by Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News ]
the kind of Dante nightmare actors find fun to play, but it's hell for an audience to watch
by Rex Reed [New York Observer ]
the film's conceit is that it offers narrations from both Nick and Jonathan, who self-reflexively opine about which is the better chronicler
by R. Kurt Osenlund [Slant Magazine ]
the film refreshingly approaches none of these in the mode of "problem" or "issue"-related dramas
by Todd McCarthy [Hollywood Reporter ]
that would be one boring, redundant piece-of-s - - t movie
by Lou Lumenick [New York Times ]
on paper, Nick Flynn's literary-minded novel isn't something that would necessarily work as an engaging film
by Edward Douglas [ComingSoon.net ]
mimicking Flynn's nonlinear approach to narrative nonfiction
by Karina Longworth [Village Voice ]
leaves you feeling as if everyone is trying a little too hard. Sometimes, less really is more
by Betsy Sharkey [Los Angeles Times ]
it never feels inspirational - it’s too gritty and dark
by Mary F. Pols [Time Magazine ]
it is a funny story. It is a tragic story. But most of all it is a human story, warts and all
by JimmyO [JoBlo's Movie Emporium ]
in "Being Flynn," however, neither character gives us much reason to care who they are- or ever will be
by Marshall Fine [Hollywood & Fine ]
hectoring monotony
Review rate : C
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly ]
dishes out plenty of misery, but never satisfies by delving beneath the surface
by Claudia Puig [USA Today ]