Arthur Newman

  • 2013


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20 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 9
Negative reviews 16
Average Rating 2.3/5
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2.5
Early on, the film hints that theres more to Firth and Blunts journey into anonymity than just garden variety escapism, but Ariola and Johnston make t .. Av Club
2.0
Arthur Newman is overwhelmed with arty ambitions and a heavy handed acting style. Austin Chronicle
3.0
But when its being wild, the drama has nearly enough character to pass for distinct. Time Out
4.5
As throughout the film, Firth and Blunt infuse their lost characters with pathos, so its a pity that Arthur Newman doesnt let them fully explore the p .. Screen Daily
1.0
If Dante Ariolas film has any future value, its as a cautionary tale for their agents: nothing like that, again, please. Telegraph
3.0
Arthur Newman makes the point that no matter how far you run to escape the circumstances of your life, you still carry with you all the junk you are t .. Spirituality And Practice
2.2
Theres the chance that despite the age difference theyll stumble into a real romancethough Johnston and Ariola seem determined to keep matters relativ .. One Guys Opinion
3.8
Lots of people want to escape their past.Wallace Avery wants to escape his present. Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
Although the material is threatened with a dark undertow of mental illness, the overall inertia of the effort comes to rob the film of such intensity, .. Blu Ray
2.0
This unique idea plays like a psychosexual variation of the Bonnie and Clyde myth, but its relegated to the margins of the story. Chicago Reader
2.5
Become a fan on Facebook Follow on Twitter Review by Mark Dujsik | April 25, 2013 If anything, Arthur Newman is a reminder that some lonely people are .. Mark Reviews Movies
2.2
They embark on one of those maundering, life lessony odysseys that filmmakers love but audiences rarely do. Cs Monitor
2.0
This could have been a great satirical drama, but it needed a tougher, shrewder, funnier approach. The Guardian
2.0
But fun turns to fatuousness as the past rears its messy head, leaving the movie to wrestle clumsily with estranged sons, schizophrenic twins, and a f .. The Guardian
2.5
Actors do it all the time and get paid for it; why should they have all the fun Boston
1.0
The directorial debut of TV commercial vet Dante Ariola, Arthur Newman fails to finesse an essential problem: how to make a boring man interesting. Npr
1.0
Ariola is trying maintain a tricky balance: we have to know Arthurs green grey world to understand what hes trying to escape from. But unfortunately t .. Guardian
2.5
The film is sometimes touching but more often episodic, an odyssey that becomes part road movie and part metaphor for American ennui. Observer
3.0
But Arthur Newman loses its way soon after, wasting the strong cast. Common Sense Media
3.1
And still, Firth and Blunt manage to bring poignancy to their characters meandering escapades. Slant Magazine
2.0
It is an extreme form of therapy but one that starts to have results even if we dont believe a word of it. Express
2.5
Firth and Blunt took it on, presumably, because the movie amounts to a two person, multicharacter play on screen: an acting exercise. Chicago Tribune
2.2
Laura Clifford Robin Clifford Wallace Avery (Colin Firth, The Kings Speech) tells his girlfriend Mina (Anne Heche, Cedar Rapids, Rampart) and his estr .. Reeling Reviews
1.5
It makes sense that a man with a modest imagination would have modest dreams. Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
Arthur and Mike are thinly drawn characters with even thinner motivations, and their story is a slow, lethargic journey to nowhere, full of pseudo pro .. Las Vegas Weekly
3.5
It goes without saying that Firth and Blunt give wonderful performances. Tony Medley
2.5
Both of its main characters are doing a lousy job of staying afloat in life. Los Angeles Times
2.5
Still, Frances Ha is, for the most part, an agreeably easygoing piece of work that benefits greatly from Gerwigs consistently engaging performance (an .. Reel Film
1.3
Imagine Identity Thief with the implausibility doubled and the laughs removed, and youll have Arthur Newman, one of those many indies that exist to gi .. New York Post
2.5
Shes beautiful and exciting and a total mess.Conveniently, this expert lock picker and self described genetic time bomb wants to hang with Arthur. Red Eye Chicago
2.2
Its aspires to depict a journey of self discovery and instead feels more like the story of a boring man leaving his boring life just to go on a differ .. Movie Mezzanine
1.0
The leads are interesting, but nowhere near the usual levels of brilliance either actor can achieve. The National
3.5
Ariola is genuinely into character, making sure you get enough glimpses into the lives of these people so you may glean a sense of what ails these dam .. Honey Cutts Hollywood
2.5
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2.5
All three of those actors do decent work in Arthur Newman, but they have to strain so hard just to achieve a basic level of not quite credibility that .. Twin Cities
2.5
This drab tale of inauthentic people never bothers to drum up any psychological insight. Rss Feeds Usa Today
2.5
Ive nothing against role playing in the boudoir, but couldnt they rely on their imagination a little more. Madison Movie
3.8
OK, so hear me out. This movie is about Colin Firth having hot, dress up sex with this drifter named Mike. Co Ed



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