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Brubaker
1980
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3.5
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3.1
After Redford takes charge, the movie disintegrates into predictability.
Rogerebert
1.5
Ultimately, shes brushed off and Brubakers virtue is celebrated without serious qualification.
4.5
Robert Redford puts in a stellar performance as a zealous prison reformer in this meditation on the ardor of idealism.
Spirituality And Practice
2.5
It was hard to sit through two hours of such brutality and misery and say you enjoyed it.
Sover
2.5
Its interesting to note that Brubaker, before it devotes itself entirely to the protagonists exploits, boasts a first act revolving around the happeni ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.2
Inspired by fact, this politically conscious prison drama is well written (script was Oscar nominated), but only decently acted by Redford, who might ..
Emanuellevy
3.1
The first half hour is powerful stuff, but after Brubaker reveals his true identity, the movie begins to falter, with the one dimensional nature of th ..
Clclt
3.8
Robert Redford, in a surprise acting tour de force, really stretches his style and mannerisms to become Henry Brubaker.
Apollo Guide
3.0
I never felt that I was wasting my time watching Brubaker, only that it could have been a more dramatic and taut prison movie which is odd, because it ..
Movie Metropolis
4.5
The revelation places Redfords tough reformer squarely against the deeply entrenched and powerful good old boy network that lines pockets at the expen ..
Dvd Journal
4.5
Brubaker is a dramatic movie with a social conscience and a welcome change from the primarily fluffy headed film fare of the summer of 1980.
Boston Globe
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