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Framing John DeLorean
2019
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Positive Reviews
32
Negative reviews
4
Average Rating
3.6
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3.8
DeLorean wasnt about reforming corporate America or making a better car.
Rogerebert
4.5
A tasty and satisfying look at the rise and fall of the self styled auto magnate of the 70s and 80s...
Variety
4.4
John DeLorean has a biography that could have been reverse engineered from a Hollywood epic about the rise and fall of an auto industry mogul.
1.5
The neither fish nor fowl nature of things isnt just fatal for the reenactments.
The Hollywood Reporter
4.5
A smart, hook filled blend of documentary and fictionalized re enactments...
The New York Times
4.3
Framing John DeLorean deftly tells the bigger than life tale of one mans bold quest to build a timeless sports car.
IGN
3.5
Framing John DeLorean isnt just a talking heads documentary about an extraordinary mans life, its also a meditation on fame and media notoriety.
The Young Folks
3.8
But since Framing John DeLorean doesnt mention it, I will: Driven is scheduled for release later this August.
The Globe And Mail
3.8
One producer of an abandoned film project notes, If it hadnt happened, you wouldnt dare make it up.
Rogers Movie Nation
3.2
A bizarre cocktail of perspectives and realities, but not an unappealing endeavor, with the helmers using such unconventional storytelling to showcase ..
Blu Ray
3.1
he filmmakers make the weird and distracting decision to transform their non fiction account into a sales pitch for ... a real movie about the man.
Mark Reviews Movies
4.5
The vision of the future that John DeLorean offered a tragic man undone by boundless ego remains as alive as ever.
Decider
1.5
This ambitious approach is, unfortunately, more intriguing than effective.
The Wrap
4.5
Such a figure with such a fall cant help but make for a captivating subject.
Flim Threet
3.2
Framing John DeLorean is an entertaining and occasionally fascinating take on a playboy turned family man that unfortunately finds itself distracted w ..
The Film Stage
3.8
Its both inspiring and a cautionary tale, filled with drama, intrigue, hubris, comedy and tragedy. Its an American story, and a wild one at that.
Detroit News
3.8
...why not make a borderline bat bleep crazy docu something of a film chronicling the whole thing
Chicago Sun Times
3.5
Framing John DeLorean tries to make the point that DeLoreans life story has the potential to be Hollywood biopic.
Solzy At The Movies
3.8
Framing John DeLorean presents the life of DeLorean through multiple lenses.
Awards Circuit
3.5
The hodge podge of storytelling techniques works quite well, especially since the chapters of DeLoreans life dont mesh neatly.
National Post
3.0
Effectively a 110 minute plea for someone to make a movie about John DeLorean. Somehow this odd doc works, and tells a story others have tried to tell ..
Original Cin
3.1
The trouble is, unmasking the actors doesnt allow us to suspend our disbelief in the reenactment scenes, which are nicely shot but prove to be less re ..
Datebook Sfchronicle
4.5
The most interesting moments which, like the reenactments, you wish there were more of see Baldwin talking off camera.
Film Ireland
3.8
Absorbing and does a flawless job at chronicling the rise and fall of the once powerful tycoon.
The Only Critic
4.4
Theres quite a lot of substance to accompany the flash, and one emerges from the films 109 minutes well informed and highly entertained.
Film Festival Today
4.5
I could have done with re enactments featuring Alec Baldwin as John DeLorean, but overall Framing John DeLorean proves an intriguing look at an engine ..
Denerstein Unleashed Blog ..
3.5
It comes together better and more fascinatingly than one might expect.
The Gate
2.5
Every minute that went by I kept on thinking What is the point of this movie. This should never happen with documentaries. .
4.4
However, Baldwin routinely breaks the fourth wall, explaining to viewers what scenes hell be shooting, why hes shooting them, and his process for unde ..
812 Film Reviews
3.0
Its history lesson, editorial, and crime drama all rolled into one.
Jaredmobarak
4.2
Depending on how you frame the story, or whos telling it...John DeLorean is a villain, a hero, a crook & a savior. In other words, hes the perfect sub ..
Movie Show Plus
1.5
Although some people might complain that Framing John DeLorean doesnt know whether it wants to be a documentary or a docudrama, in the end, the overal ..
3.0
Meshed together with testimonies from his colleagues and his own family, its a fascinating delve into a forgotten dreamer.
Flavourmag
1.5
Its a fascinating story, but the new documentary Framing John DeLorean...totally bungles the delivery.
The Pop Break
4.5
a fascinating roller coaster ride through the life of one of Americas most famous post war innovators.
Backseat Mafia
4.5
When Framing John DeLorean shows us the real life fallout rather than the Baldwin focused re creations, it thrives.
Nonfics
4.5
Joyce and Argott cleverly depict the story of an extraordinary con man; and like the aforementioned biopics, his story is a compelling one.
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