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Evita
1997
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Negative reviews
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Average Rating
3.6
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2.2
The shows signature theme, the lugubrious anthem Dont Cry for Me, Argentina, might be the emblem of its muddled impersonality: Its Eva crooning a tend ..
EW
4.4
Evita allows the audience to identify with a heroine who achieves greatness by well, golly, by being who she is.
Rogerebert
2.0
And clearly, thats the audience toward whom this film version of Evita is aimed.
3.0
I doubt any director could have made a good movie from Andrew Lloyd Webbers baffling and shallow musical.
E Film Critic
3.8
His dances are tailored to constant camera cuts, and theyre dazzling.
San Francisco Chronicle
3.8
This doesnt necessarily agree with the historical record, but it makes for better cinema.
ReelViews
2.5
The problem is that Madonnas performance is all style. She mugs for the camera, but her acting is rarely convincing and her songs are one disappointme ..
Internet Reviews
4.4
Marc Webbs take on Marvel superhero Spider Man carries, Atlas like, a terrible burden.
Groucho Reviews
1.5
This is not to say it isnt gorgeous to look at or occasionally extremely entertaining.
Cnn
3.8
He did a grand job, but lets hope this doesnt lead to an onslaught of films from Webbers Broadway works.
Spliced Wire
3.0
No matter how great all the constituent elements were, survive the kind of stiff, wholly artificial and forced performance that Madonna gives.
Antagony & Ecstasy
5.0
It is a film so mesmerizing and lyrically provocative that it will likely stun movie watchers with paralyzing awe.
Cinema Phile
4.0
Webbers music is hauntingly original and effective, while Rices lyrics manage to convey the information thats missing without a standard narrative and ..
Movie Metropolis
4.5
After all the painstaking verisimilitude the movie neglects its characters. Evita the woman shrinks. Its the background we react to especially the cro ..
Ny Books
5.0
What makes Evita so powerful is its ability to convey complex emotions through its music.
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