Fay Grim

  • 2007


MOVIE IS contemporary convoluted complicated intelligent interesting
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38 %
45 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 35
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Average Rating 2.9/5
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1.5
Sadly, theres a thin line between goofing irreverently on the maddeningly convoluted nature of spy thrillers and actually being a muddled mess, and Fa .. Av Club
2.0
Theres a thin line between goofing irreverently on the maddeningly convoluted nature of spy thrillers and actually being a muddled mess, and Fay Grim .. Av Club
2.0
The tomes may contain scandalous political secrets, but dont be fooled: The faux espionage plot, with its winks at terrorism, is really just a convolu .. EW
2.5
It is not so much an exercise in style as an exercise in search of a style. Rogerebert
4.5
Based on the short story, The Bear Came Over the Mountain, by Alice Munro, the film retains the authors concise observations and unsentimental tone. Austin Chronicle
4.5
Journey From the Fall uses the story of one familys experience to typify the whole. Austin Chronicle
5.0
Hartley miraculously manages to make a grandly entertaining (and relevant) movie that never seems as if its being too cloying.
5.0
Barbara Lipska, a neuroscientist who was diagnosed with melanoma tumors in her brain.
3.0
Hartleys film doesnt match up to the cockamamy punch of its predecessor, but its enough to see Posey run riot through the directors skewed visions.
3.8
Absurdist and heartfelt, its far and away Hartleys most exalted achievement and still his only complete success. San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
But the nearly incomprehesible plot has nothing to do with the movies tone and style which is genuinely witty and full of wide eyed fun. Cinema Blend
3.1
While Fay Grim is too uneven to win him many converts, it is laced with enough intelligence and wit to remind longtime fans why they were drawn to his .. Ny Daily News
3.1
But where Henry Fool was a resonant study of friendship, art, trust and politics, Fay Grim is just a throwaway joke. Philly
3.0
To keep up with the fast paced details of the plot will take some patience on the part of moviegoers but it is worth the effort revealing the crazy an .. Spirituality And Practice
2.0
Arch, annoyingly complicated and insufferably smug, this will appeal only to those for whom Hartley and Posey can do no wrong. One Guys Opinion
2.0
It offers a convoluted plot that makes the characters seem staged rather than as real people. Sover
3.8
While Hartley apparently couldnt resist the in joke of naming most of the characters after art house filmmakers, his snarky, brittle dialogue graduall .. Tv Guide
3.8
The whole thing is a colossal joke, expanding the original characters way past their original parameters. Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
I would have liked to see what Hal Hartleys latest would have been like if he kept Henry Fool an enigmatic legend rather than a real, not very likable ..
2.0
...while Fay Grim has initial, humorous promise it devolves into a convoluted morass...the search for Henry is far more interesting that the finding o ..
1.5
Fay Grim is less concerned with the details of contemporary spy craft and global deception than with broader moral questions. Pop Matters
2.0
Intelligent, offbeat, and independent minded, Hartley operates outside the sludge of mainstream commercial filmmaking. Cs Monitor
3.5
Fay Grim is a fun whirligig of a thriller that comes dangerously close to killing the buzz from its idiosyncratic delights, but manages to survive (mo .. Film Journal International ..
3.1
And this often cheeky spy thriller is of at least some interest because it completely turns the first film on its ear. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.1
Like normal people, artists can lose their way.The cultural baton gets passed, or maybe their creative juices run dry. Boston
4.4
Movie sequels rarely work as well as literary serials, but the Henry and Fay movies have the ring of a satisfying trilogy in the making. Toronto Star
2.0
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4.0
But Hartley never overdoes it so the film remains a genuine thriller, with a well calibrated climactic third act, a sophisticated surface and a resona ..
2.5
The style never makes enough of an impression to justify the complete disconnect it creates between the story and the viewer. Flim Threet
3.5
Such bookish jokes are not only the funniest touches in Fay Grim, but also the most cinematic; Hartley feels at ease in this milieu, and Angus is a wo .. New Yorker
4.0
Cinematographers Chayse Irvin (BlacKkKlansman), Robbie Ryan (The Favourite) and Benoit Delhomme (At Eternitys Gate) pinpoint certain moments in their .. Calendar Live
3.8
Figuring out the details is not important its the ride that counts.Being ultimately quirky himself indie director Hal Hartley manages to keep the pace .. Hollywood
3.0
The action leaps from New York to Paris to Istanbul, but never leaves the rarefied Hartley world where everyone speaks in clipped, staccato bursts of .. Seattle Pi
3.1
Posey commands the screen, so heartbreakingly hysterical there should be an entirely new definition for what it is the actress is able to accomplish w .. Movie Freak
2.5
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it. Film Freak Central
2.0
Fay Grim is not exactly a sequel but the law of diminishing returns applies to it just the same. Boxoffice Magazine
4.0
Humphrey Bogart and Sidney Greenstreet would be at home in these shadows.In fact, this is a rare sequel in the indie film world and no less so for com .. Varia Gate
4.5
Yet for all its wild excursions into espionage and revenge, this remains very much a human drama a family saga that rings the changes on our shift int .. Lw Lies
1.5
The majority of the signs point to a director on the decline. Or not, maybe. Its complicated. The Stranger
5.0
Hartley isnt as concerned with satisfying conventional storytelling expectations, though he does a nice job of tidying up many loose ends, as he is wi .. Killer Movie Reviews
3.8
While viewing Henry Fool, an underrated gem, isnt necessarily required to fully appreciate Fay Grim, a certain familiarity with the previous film will ..
3.1
But the more manic the pace gets the more like an old fashioned screwball comedy the picture tries to be the less funny it is. Mercury News
1.5
The story is deliberately perplexing, and while the logic of the serpentine narrative surely makes sense, Hartley is more concerned with the cadences .. Or Lando Weekly
1.5
The involved backstory and Hartleys own generic music both prove burdensome; the main attraction is the casts amusing way of handling Hartleys manneri .. Chicago Reader
1.5
Its odd, endearing and weirdly funny for an hour, and after that its a bit of a self conscious mess. Jam! Movies
1.3
Fay Grim plays like a cadre of smug high school drama students absolutely convinced everyone will be as amused by their antics as they are. Denver Post
3.5
The final, tragically uncomprehending close up of Posey is perfect in a way Hartley didnt intend. It mirrors our incomprehension at his loss of imagin .. Ny Mag
2.0
When it runs in circles... it exists only for the art and can be annoying as hell. Filmcritic.com
2.5
Oy Fay! Starts out a winner but takes a left turn in Europe and turns out pretty Grim. TheMovieChicks.com
1.5
Luckily, there is Hartleys immense wit to carry it through, but wit can be a dangerous gift, especially when the capacity to be clever overwhelms all .. Vulture
1.5
I envisioned Hartley coaching his actors, Youre showing too much emotion! I want you to sound more as if youre reading those lines! IGN Movies
1.5
Part satire, part action flick and complete ball of confusion, its hard to tell what director writer Hal Hartley intends with this often amateurish, o .. Detroit News
3.0
It is a film so caught up in its own cleverness and cheekiness that despite the solid work by its cast it forgets to make you truly care about its cha .. Movies Ign
2.0
Hartley loses control of the loosey goosey story line that dabbles aimlessly as an Irma Vep styled action thriller. Film Critic 1963 Typepad
3.0
Tautly written dialogue flawlessly performed by the principals, especially Posey and Goldblum, keeps the film moving along at a speedy clip. Cinematical
3.0
I enjoyed its anarchic spirit, its creative breathing room, its ridiculous screen filling captions, its commitment to itself even as it luxuriated, pe .. Nicks Flick Picks
1.9
What borders on a pleasingly intricate spy plot lead by the grimacing Parker Posey gets hopelessly tangled in the wrinkles in the story, and it all ne .. Premiere Magazine
3.0
If you want a witty, challenging, intelligent comedy about art, pornography, poetry, trash, publishing, and puking well, Henry Fool is the flick for y .. Looking Closer
4.5
This is a perfect role for Posey and she plays it to the hilt, with the rest of the cast providing complementary lunacy. San Diego Metropolitan
2.5
Fay Grim makes giddy sense to a point, but Hartley seems trapped in a bubble of his own, failing to let us in on a joke that would be funnier if its p .. Seattle Times
2.5
In the end, it turns out to be an interesting film, but it takes forever to work up enough steam.
1.5
We dont buy for a minute the motivations behind any of the large number of characters, and Posey is nowhere near able to carry the movie.
1.7
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. Time Out Ny
2.0
Without a good quality story, all the eccentricity is just window dressing. Reelz Channel
3.0
The picture is a misfire, but not a crash, and signals a newfound desire on Hartleys part to return to his roots and explore how he used to conduct bu .. Hollywood Bitch Slap
3.0
Its not even sophisticated enough to be sleight of hand, Hartley seems to be saying, and while that may be true, Fay Grim ultimately pulls a straight .. The Reeler



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