Never Let Me Go

  • 2011


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Average Rating 3.5/5
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3.8
The movie is uneven, largely because its trying something unusual and ambitious. But that unusual ambition also makes it deeply moving. Av Club
1.5
Advertisement But that unusual ambition also makes it deeply moving. Av Club
2.8
Yet Never Let Me Go is a singularly odd movie, because nothing really happens in it. EW
5.0
Never Let Me Go would have made a serious error in ramping up contrived melodrama toward some sort of science fiction showdown. This is a movie about .. Rogerebert
3.0
The three stars are captivating and charismatic, but that may not be enough to provide a real emotional connection in the movies chilly, thoroughly de .. Common Sense Media
3.5
Sally Hawkins short screen time is particularly poignant and touching, and proves that a gentle and understated performance is capable of being much m .. We Got This Covered
1.5
Romanek (One Hour Photo) wisely doesnt play this as a sci fi story it never was but he also doesnt lean hard enough on the philosophic underpinnings o .. Austin Chronicle
2.0
If ever proof were needed that cultural snobbery is alive and well, its right here.Never Let Me Go is a film so ashamed of its own genre trappings tha .. Time Out
2.5
If the book is ever moving, its when Kathy loses the tape and her attachment to it comes to represent the sense of calm we derive from art and materia ..
4.5
Extras are limited, though theres a nice making of called The Secrets of Never Let Me Go (30 min.) Collider
2.5
But the pacing is fearfully slow, and the elliptical storytelling works against audience involvement. The Hollywood Reporter
3.0
Romanek, alas, doesnt lean too hard on anything, save the muted colorscape: The subdued characters I can abide, intellectually speaking, but subdued f ..
3.0
Mulligan and Garfield work towards the hardest thing doomed lovers can achieve in genuinely seeming meant to be together, and have heartbreaking momen .. Telegraph
4.0
The narrative itself delivered with truthful imperfection by one Kathy H.
3.5
Never Let Me Go is undoubtedly well crafted and beautiful to look at, but while falling well short of being hollow, its maybe a better thing to observ .. Cinema Blend
3.5
The students do have their pleasures, especially in friendships like the one between Kathy (Carey Mulligan) and Ruth (Keira Knightley). Ny Daily News
3.8
That bam factor is gone: What we see is admirable, but what we feel is minimal. The Globe And Mail
2.5
You couldnt find three better actors on either side of the pond (to say nothing of Beijing or Bollywood), so its a disappointment to see the talented .. Philly
4.4
And Mulligan, who provides the films spare, rueful voice overs, barely gets through the scenes without bursting into tears. Philly
3.5
The children of Hailsham appeal to our best instinctsand also our worst. Village Voice
3.8
That is enough to give Never Let Me Go the emotional weight of a good film if not the transcendent glow of a great one. Rogers Movie Nation
3.1
Romanek, a highly respected music video director making his follow up to One Hour Photo, has crafted a motion picture that is as visually impressive a .. ReelViews
2.5
The movie is admirable for its resolutely bleak tone, and its three stars, among the cream of young British movie actors, are always worth watching. Chicago Reader
3.8
.. Ishiguros work is actually better suited to Romaneks dreamy visuals than the page.
2.5
Just as its characters need a reason to live, Go needs a reason for audiences to watch. Usa Today
3.8
Directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck have infused Its Kind of a Funny Story with an easy going and light hearted sensibility that generally proves impo .. Reel Film Reviews
3.8
This story is a good example of what makes science fiction a great genre. Lariat
2.5
The performances from the youngsters and the better known young adults are all fine, but theyre stuck swimming upstream in whats otherwise a sinking s .. Screen It
3.0
Its an understated, interior performance, delivered with the minimum of fuss. Independent
3.0
The last act, when the friends reunite, and two of them try to fight the inevitable, should be unbearably moving, but somehow misses the mark.The sigh .. Independent
4.0
Its a riveting film that gracefully leaves us chilled by our own humanity. Shadows On The Wall
3.5
But I can say that director Mark Romanek, in making parable about the life force and its losses, overdoes the lifelessness. Cs Monitor
4.0
The film benefited from good acting and luscious Tuscan locations, proving the old adage that a moving picture is worth eighty thousand words. Film Journal International ..
3.1
This is material that needs a stronger vision or some recklessness to wake it up.Knightley seems the most eager for mischief, although Garfield, who w .. Boston
4.5
This is one of the best films of the year, but dont expect it to be in cinemas for long. Smh
4.5
The screenplay and direction are equally fine.However, it all comes back to the fact that the film is ultimately a depressing experience. Mountain X
4.4
Never Let Me Go is a touching, thoughtful, sublimely acted prestige drama based on a fantasy premise. Star Tribune
4.5
Never Let Me Go is so gorgeously delicate and lovely a film that its almost impossible to convey how (appropriately) horrific it is.
4.4
Its a coming of age saga that fully understands the stresses and confusion of that netherworld between idyllic childhood and demanding adulthood. Toronto Star
3.0
The film withholds the explicit fear and passion that another kind of treatment might have aimed for, but it works as a cogent, subdued parable of mor .. Guardian
3.5
What makes Never Let Me Go unique is not necessarily its premise, but the way this film handles it. Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
The piece comes across as uneventful, devoid of tension and disappointingly superficial in its view of a parallel dystopia. Daily Mail
4.0
Never Let Me Go allows the audience to take part in its emotional and intellectual discussions, making it satisfying and moving.
2.5
Subtle, solemn and strangely ponderous, its exquisitely mounted but filled with chilling despair. Susang Ranger
3.5
Mark Romanek manages to make that very real(ish) world look and feel totally alien and hermetically sealed, a gray/blue/green/brown tragedy terrarium .. Movies
3.5
Much of the writing is good, and the acting is superb, but the constant wrangling wore me out at times. New Yorker
2.0
With a portentous mood that never lefts, the picture is a suffocating, self important bore that makes you wish a hasty end for the characters, student .. Express
3.8
Fans of a book have a hard time adjusting their expectations regarding a film adaptation.Its not fair to the filmmakers. Chicago Tribune
3.5
Its a terrific premise, but it has less of an emotional payoff than it should have. Bullz-Eye
3.0
Its hard to imagine a Merchant Ivory style production with the same concept as a Michael Bay movie, but thats essentially what you get with Never Let .. Las Vegas Weekly
2.0
Despite boasting three times the inert characters of that film, Never Let Me Go never achieves equivalent impact. Total Film
4.0
It doesnt make for a very exciting plot but it is an exemplary case of exceptional storytelling. Hollywood
3.0
The Bottom Line: Some people may appreciate Never Let Me Go for its original take on a not particularly original premise, though others are likely to ..
3.0
Where Never Let Me Go progresses from this point hinges on a premise best left unflagged here. Herald Sun
3.5
Its very self congratulatory and drags along without hitting the point often enough. 7M Pictures
3.2
Perhaps that spark of rebellion cant be replicated in lab grown life. Oregon Live
3.0
Its one of the more interesting and engaging explorations of the bnotion that every Utopia has a distopian underside. The Age
2.0
While by no means an unpleasant watch and, in parts, genuinely moving Never Let Me Go hardly serves as entertainment in its bleak perspective and inte .. Cine Vue
4.0
Tragic, beautiful and simultaneously strange and familiar, Never Let Me Go serves a unique slant on the universal human condition. Cine Vue
2.5
The movie is 90 minutes of stiff upper lip longing followed by 10 minutes of abruptly interesting resolution, then end credits that the film didnt com .. Tamp A Bay
4.0
When they do, there is a desperate sadness, and Kathys reflections and memories brought to life in a remarkable performance from Carey Mulligan touch .. Abc
3.0
I recommend it highly, but not if youre looking at something light to cheer you up. Abc
3.0
As a triangular love story, this doesnt really soar either, despite good performances from a hip young cast, and the end result is that a story that s .. Abc
2.0
Any future.No, this isnt the bit where the kids hatch the plot for a great escape. Digital Spy
4.5
Never Let Me Go is really a story about friendship and jealousy and the cool ease with which humans dehumanize each other out of self interest.Its a b .. The Stranger
3.5
But bringing a moral experience to the multiplex is a mighty challenge. Cleve Land
3.1
Where Romanek does, perhaps, misstep is in his decision to pace the film with the leisureliness of an octogenarian with a bad hip.Never boring but not .. Dustin Put Man
3.5
Director Mark Romaneks first feature since 2002s One Hour Photo unfortunately feels like a slightly pale facsimile of Ishiguros heart rending novel. Stuff
2.5
Never Let Me Go captures the boredom of a hospital waiting room but misses out on another quality that is far more dramatic: the excruciating tension. Larsen On Film
4.4
Never Let Me Go is one of those films that feels deceptively simple or perhaps too abrupt on first viewing, but which broadens and deepens and sticks .. Christianity Today
3.0
What you end up with is a staid, lifeless tale that never talks about what its about, or at least not enough to provoke deep thoughts on the subject.D .. Hollywood And Fine
4.2
Never Let Me Go is a picture of immense sadness and resignation, but those blue corners create a riveting sit while, ever so slightly, bringing an eye .. Brian Or Ndorf
2.5
Lots and lots of extremely classy tastefulness that leaves the film not just restrained, but practically mummified. Antagony & Ecstasy
5.0
Surprisingly, Romanek remains faithful to Ishiguros literary vision and avoids Americanizing the story into a neatly wrapped cinematic package with a ..
3.2
Whilst I was intrigued by certain elements, I left the theatre with a feeling of disappointment. It was like I hadnt seen the whole story. The Film Pie
2.5
Even if the main emotion youll wind up feeling while watching it is a kind of bittersweet numbness. Io9 Gizmodo
3.1
Everything and everyone else is as it would be otherwise, and the banal boarding school and dreary English countryside that are the films settings alt .. Js Online
4.4
You dont want to kill yourself through excess and neglect, thats common sense. Montreal Film Journal
3.1
Never Let Me Go is gorgeous. And depressing. Its exquisitely acted. And depressing. Its romantic, profound and superbly crafted, shot with the self co .. Chron
4.4
If you dont like movies that make you feel something, go see something else. Scene Stealers
5.0
Never Let Me Go is a horror movie of a sort, but the horrors are not the kind that come leaping wetly off the screen; instead, they build up in your m .. reason
3.5
The movies denouement however packs a powerful wallop chances are there wont be a dry eye in the house.But doubts linger. Scifi Movie Page
4.0
The film is breathtaking to behold, and Romanek is clearly a stickler for detail.But its not a perfect adaptation. Streaming Quickflix
3.5
But we are rewarded with many scenes of poignant beauty and touching performances in the central roles. The Australian
5.0
The story is beautifully crafted, sweet, serene and challenging without feeling heavy handed or egomaniacal. Cinema Sight
3.0
A visually arresting mood piece that unfortunately doesnt deliver the devastating punch its plot desperately craves. Trespass Mag
2.8
Never Let Me Go has a premise at odds with itself, a conflicted condition that cant be salvaged by a trio of fine performances. Nicks Chager
2.0
But its the newness of Mitchells musical accountand Rachel Chavkins gracefully dynamic stagingthat bring this old story to quivering life. New York Time Out
2.0
It works as a big picture concept, but doesnt get the treatment it deserves here. Reel Talk Online
2.0
And though on screen believability is to be celebrated, sometimes you go to the movies wanting a ridiculous I love you! dash to the airport instead of .. Washington City Paper
4.0
They did all the right things in all the right places, but Alex Garlands script is too vague and discreet ever to bring them alive.This is one of thos .. Spectator
3.8
Never Let Me Go, director Mark Romaneks introspective adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguros novel, is a work of subtle beauty a melancholy meditation on the f .. Miami
3.8
I felt more connection to, and sympathy for, these characters in their far fetched situation than Ive felt for a lot of normal fictional people lately .. Film.com
2.5
A well acted, exquisitely shot cinematic death march, Never Let Me Go is hamstrung by a serious bummer of a premise that suffocates the production and .. Critics Notebook
4.5
Philosophically provocative and achingly sad, Never Let Me Go manages to touch the mind and the heart at once, and with equal measure. Abc News Go
4.5
It unfolds with the beautiful poisoned grace of a viper readying to strike. ... it haunts and hurts in equal measure. MSN Movies
3.5
Sumptuous in its beauty and ponderous in meaning, Never Let Me Go features some of the finest performances of the year by its three young leads, Carey .. The Diva Review
4.5
However, what truly makes Never Let Me Go such a wonderful adaptation and film in its own right, is the glorious visual style that captures the mood o .. Cinema Autopsy
2.8
Strangely, Romanek often feels disarmed of exactly these vital organs that might have made him a sturdy, sharp renderer of this story. One senses hes .. Nicks Flick Picks
2.9
There is a good, perhaps great, movie lost somewhere in Never Let Me Go. D Cist
4.0
01:07 HOLY COW!.Katy Perrys costume designer Kate Tabor unveils dresses made from whipped milk 00:30 TATS AWFUL! News Of The World
3.0
The movie itself is pretty good.Not properly amazing, like Twiglets or Diet Coke or something, but solid. Ultra Culture
4.5
What makes this film so haunting is not simply its frightening take on our near future (treating as if its the recent past): its also in the films gor ..
4.5
See, despite Never Let Me Go having a story that inverts humanity as fully as I remember a mainstream movie doing so in recent years, it isnt a film w .. NME
4.0
Part of the joy of viewing the film Never Let Me Go or engrossing yourself within the pages of Kazuo Ishiguros acclaimed book on which its based, is s .. Culture Catch
3.0
Only when the girls team up does the film start to fulfill its promise. Lime Light Magazine
1.5
part postmodern social critique, and, of course, part brave new world horror story. The Magazine of Fantasy & ..
4.0
Garland brilliantly maintains the books tone and the elusiveness of its setting. Unseen Films
4.5
It was Kazuo Ishiguros appropriation of this hope with young love that really spoke to me when I read the book. And its carried out beautifully here b ..
4.5
It steeps us in this haunted world with great delicacy, great beauty, and lets the harsh corners seep in slow My New Plaid Pants
1.3
Maybe its that a Canadian can see the humour in the sort of wintry desolation this movie depicts and an American cant. Features Blogs Chicago Tri ..



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