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2.0
And thus, Living arrived at Sundance last winter boasting a list of ancestors more illustrious than Prince Harrys.
Av Club
4.5
This quiet redemptive arc is crafted with elegance and profanity.
Common Sense Media
4.5
Living isnt a great movieits a little too subdued at times and has a tendency to fixate on Williams mostly unarticulated sadnessbut its consistently i ..
Rogerebert
4.5
The South African director Oliver Hermanus and Japanese born British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro have collaborated on this supremely graceful and affectin ..
Telegraph
4.0
What does it matter if a film isnt necessarily built to last Living still has its compelling beauty.
Independent
4.5
Living, a fantastic film all around, is a shrewd adaptation of Akira Kurosawas 1952 movie Ikiru (or To Live) and is appropriately transplanted to post ..
New York Post
4.5
And who doesnt love Nighy Although hes better, I think, when hes more fun, his quiet, deeply internal performance captures a man who, with grace and b ..
Npr
5.0
Really quite something: a rare remake that only augments and enriches the original.
Empire
4.5
By the end, theres a lingering admiration for the craft and moody melancholy but the deeper emotions remain at arms length.
Eye For Film
4.5
As Williams warms to life, Nighy projects a gentle glow rather than a roaring fire.
Hollywood Reporter
4.5
In the movies best moments, Nighy lures you into the impression that hes sharing a private joke with you, a glimmer of comic insight into an unbearabl ..
Los Angeles Times
4.5
Too oblivious to know what he doesnt know, Peter provides Mr. Williams with a unique opportunity to pass on what he realized too late.
Variety
4.5
Glumly paper pushing with a morticians demeanour, hes treated with a mix of awed respect and secret derision.
The Arts Desk
4.5
New Yorkers can actually see Kurosawas film in all its 35mm glory at the Metrograph starting next week; for everybody else, theres Criterion or HBO Ma ..
Vulture
3.5
There are some genuinely touching moments, but a few clunkers where the script isnt as good as the cast.
Parent Previews
4.5
Its an intriguing way to show the rippling effect of one small action.
MSN
4.5
Directed by Oliver Hermanus (late of excellent South African queer drama, Moffie) with a self assured classicism befitting of the material all honeyed ..
I News
4.5
Nighy, giving surely one of his finest performances, is a picture of quietly devastating restraint throughout.
Flickering Myth
4.5
That, however, doesnt seem to lift Williams angst, not at facing death, but realizing he hasnt really lived.
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