Barry

  • 2016


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Positive Reviews 13
Negative reviews 6
Average Rating 3.5/5

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Plus, content that includes racial issues, economic disparity, and one mans developing social conscience means this well intentioned effort is only fo .. Common Sense Media
4.5
Its creators arent offering pleasurable pastiche, as the Duffer brothers did with Stranger Things. Village Voice
4.5
Its a marvelous movie, made even more so by the time in which its being released. Pop Matters
4.5
Thats what makes Barry such a sharp, well observed picture, one thats not just one presidents story but also a sly examination of how race isnt always .. Time
4.5
For that reason, you can project anything on this extraordinary figure: hope, change, disappointment, concern, respect. The Irish Times
1.5
Much as with Southside With You, Barry is buoyed by its tremendous lead performer. The Atlantic
1.5
As a movie, that narrative spine is slim, to say the least, making Barry interesting in places but never particularly dramatic or engaging. Cnn
4.5
There is nothing presidential in Devon Terrells very entertaining portrayal of Barry (and he is only called Barry in this film Barack Obama is too gra .. The Stranger
1.5
search for an identity is the ignition and combustion of the film. The exhaust, however, comes courtesy of Philip Morris. And the odor, like that surr .. Wsj
4.5
Still, the film isnt interested in capturing big moments that scream, Get it Hes going to be president one day! Daily Dot
4.5
Ashley Judd provides emotional depth as Baracks mother, and Jason Mitchell and Ellar Coltrane deliver stellar work as friends of Barrys who remind of .. Chicago Sun Times
4.5
Gandhis touch is generally light and he exploits the citys ethnic mosaic with great effectiveness in the supporting cast. Straits Times
1.5
At the time of his death, Obama would later write, my father remained a myth to me both more or less than a man. The same is true of the man we see in .. News Week
4.5
They scrape away the weight of destiny to reveal the kid who cant even answer the question, Where are you from Hawaii Jakarta Los Angeles The biracial .. M Tv
4.5
What Barry most captures is an Obama struggling to find his identity and his place in the world, highly attuned to his surroundings. Abc News Go
4.5
With its emphasis on a sense of place and all the ways a young person can feel out of place, Barry isnt a biopic but, rather, a film about race, class .. Cinema Scope
1.5
To its credit, Barry never aims for profound statements about Obama. Daily News
4.5
LESSON #2: OPEN UP TO THOSE WHO CARE One of the telling flaws Barry presents is an Obama that doesnt readily share his personal feelings to close frie .. Every Movie Hasalesson
3.5
...thinking about Barry, the 1981 set film about a young Barack Obama as he arrived in New York City to attend Columbia University, I found myself thi .. Altfg



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