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Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2017
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Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Positive Reviews
76
Negative reviews
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Average Rating
3.5
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3.5
This is one of Geres best performances, somehow both transparent and opaque ...
Av Club
4.0
A strong contender for longest title of the year is Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer.
We Got This Covered
1.5
Nothing here excites the imagination, conveys the rich romance of the legend, or even sticks in the brain after youve unstuck your feet from the movie ..
Austin Chronicle
3.5
Cedar has an acute understanding of the conflicting intersections of religion, family, personality, and politics.These elements tangle into a beautifu ..
Austin Chronicle
4.0
Even when it resorts to a smidge of zany telephonic montage and split screen conversation, you smile at Cedars formal ambition, which pays rich divide ..
Time Out
3.8
But Gere keeps us guessing until the end, with the ultimate question lingering: Does Norman actually believe his own spin.It could go either way.
Rogerebert
3.0
Norman, which could be described as a lightly comic political fable, is the latest example, and like all of the above it sets about using Geres slippe ..
Telegraph
3.8
But though the gift fails to yield any immediate returns, the men stay in touch.
The Globe And Mail
3.8
The Spy Who Dumped Me is an action comedy withwell, it has action.
Philly
5.0
At a reception, Norman experiences an immensely sweet spot in time.
Spirituality And Practice
2.8
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer is a strange film, alternately credible and ludicrous, compelling and dull, darkly funny ..
One Guys Opinion
3.5
But that career is curiously vague, as is the nature of Normans favors and friendship with the prime minister.
Village Voice
4.4
There are a lot of old standbys in New York businessman and consultant Norman Oppenheimers vocabulary.How can I help you hell plead, when what hes rea ..
Rogers Movie Nation
4.0
Its a little too fuzzy to be effective in any of these respects, but that hardly matters, because for all the shining steel and glass, the movie has t ..
Chicago Reader
2.0
Me, Ive had enough of Geres breathtaking golden years tour de force performances.
The Times
3.0
Review Our Score by Trevor Johnston Richard Gere tackles one of the most unusual roles of his career in this serio comic portrayal of a mysterious bus ..
Radio Times
4.4
The subtitle for this compulsively watchable film is The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer.Its a mouthful.
Rolling Stone
4.0
And as involving as the story is with its impressive ensemble cast, Norman is above all a showcase for Geres substantial talents.
The Wrap
3.2
But even with Geres standout work, a little of Norman goes a long way, and this film offers up a lot of Norman.
Cs Monitor
3.0
The kind of scalpelled character study that strips away dignity along with each layer of artifice, Norman is an intriguing but uncomfortable watch.
The Guardian
3.0
Its one of his strongest performances in recent years and as a character study the film works well.
The Guardian
4.0
There is no reason anyone should like Norman in the wrong hands youd walk out of the theater five minutes after the movie started. But Cedar and Gere ..
Az Central
3.5
The refusal to give Norman a backstory ultimately limits the impact of the mans so called tragedy.The final chapters machinations are fascinating, but ..
Npr
4.4
It offers the qualities of a finely nuanced, funny entertainment with serious moments that are biting without being cruel, poignant without seeming so ..
Star Tribune
3.5
What should have stayed a modest, small scale character study balloons into an unbelievable and far fetched whopper with too many soap opera twists an ..
Ew
3.0
Ultimately, the film is best viewed as a character study, with Geres finely honed work ensuring that Norman remains a character worth studying.
Flim List
3.0
Overall, though, Norman is an example of that increasingly rare thing: an adult orientated drama without shock material, dripping with warmth and surp ..
Empire
3.0
Susan Grangers review of Norman (Sony Pictures Classics) The satirical subtitle says it all: Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York F ..
Susang Ranger
3.1
After a series of flops, the seasoned actor deserves applause for his art house marketed performance, but the film itself doesnt have the commercial a ..
Observer
2.5
Richard Gere channels the mannerisms of middle period Woody Allen in the title role of this plodding New York centered drama by the Israeli director J ..
New Yorker
2.0
Richard Gere delivers a tour de force performance in the title role in Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer.
Boston Herald
3.8
Cedars willingness to see the lonely human being underneath the manipulative hustler surface is what makes Norman as slyly provocative as it is entert ..
Slant Magazine
3.8
As Normans and Eshels fates intertwine, the filmmaker evinces a superb sense of visual storytelling, using imaginative staging and camerawork to give ..
Washington Post
3.5
The full, spoilerish title of Joseph Cedars new movie Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer is more or less literally accurate ..
The New York Times
3.8
The leading mans classic good looks are well shielded under big glasses and a newsboy hat.
The Film Stage
4.4
Cedars plot plays a clever if occasionally daunting game of connect the dots.
Chicago Tribune
3.1
And if you never expected to see Charlotte Gainsbourg cast as a dogged investigator of political corruption, youll probably be glad you did.
Boston Globe
3.8
Cedars film has a gentle comic touch, veering into cringe comedy.
Reeling Reviews
2.5
Cedars highly stylized direction, with striking use of split screens and slow motion, gives the movie a surreal, dreamlike feel, but it also makes the ..
Las Vegas Weekly
2.5
Nothing against Geres performance; its just that one would think that, since this is an ethnocentric movie, one would get an actor who is the right et ..
Tony Medley
4.0
The gifted Cedar, a writer director whose last two works, Beaufort and Footnote, were Oscar nominated, never makes the same film twice.
Los Angeles Times
2.8
Norman is a small character study of a classic wannabe think The King of Comedy, set in the world of Jewish politics and when it gets bogged down in i ..
Detroit News
2.0
Everybody knows a Norman, and Normans almost by definition claim to know everyone.
Variety
3.8
Normans thoughtful dramatic construction, built around a central symbol of a pair of shoes, addresses politicians voracious desire to go places, ever ..
Groucho Reviews
4.4
The result is a rewarding study of a man trying desperately to escape his own insignificance, and a beautiful, nuanced piece of acting by Richard Gere ..
Nj
3.0
Also featuring the talents of Michael Sheen and Charlotte Gainsbourg, though this title is profound in parts, and even moving too you always anticipat ..
Hey U Guys
3.0
Gere is very good, offering glimpses of the emptiness behind Normans smile rather than going bigger with the craven mugging the part seems to invite.
Now Toronto
4.0
Everyone uses everyone in Norman, a beguiling portrait of a man who uses people as stepping stones for his lifes journey. It is a wonderful showcase f ..
Urban Cine File
2.0
Norman is pitched somewhere between comedy and character driven drama, succeeding as neither.
Film Ink
3.5
But when all is said and doneand believe me, an awful lot is saidthe film remains a rare look inside a moneyed Manhattan subculture seldom seen at the ..
Maki At The Movies
3.5
But is this nephew, played by the always great Michael Sheen, really Normans nephew.Nothing can be sure about Norman Oppenheimer.
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
3.0
Now, Hounds of Love offers its own variation, but one with depth, complexity, emotional resonance and something to say.It is far superior.
Abc
3.0
While not strictly a waste of time, it is certainly less than essential viewing.
Nz Herald
3.8
And all of it is darkly comic.The film works very well on both accounts.
Cleve Land
4.4
While the subtitle says it all theres no way Norman can actually get over in a ruthless world he only thinks he understands Cedar has crafted a bright ..
Ar Kansas Online
4.0
But is it.This totally absorbing film has many cringe making moments.
The Arts Desk
5.0
Its heartwarming, cringe inducing, and endlessly fascinating with its bumps of irony and bracing doses of absurdity.
Killer Movie Reviews
3.8
Hes evolved into a real actor of range and complexity.But what remains is the irresistible Gere charm.
Patriot Ledger
4.4
Geres work in Norman is to be treasured. Its one of the best performances in any movie this year.
Chicago Sun Times
2.5
An American Israeli coproduction, the movie packs a lot of intrigue into two hours, as well as an army of incidental Manhattanites.
Straight
3.8
In the Jewish tradition, Norman serves as a modern incarnation of the court Jew, the person who gets the good will of the king only by doing the speci ..
Shockya
3.5
Within moments of meeting a woman on a train, Norman Oppenheimer offersunsolicited to introduce her to three prominent people.
Film Comment
3.5
Instead, Geres good looks and charisma became part of those characters.
Flavor Wire
2.5
Norman possesses no core values we can detect, no personal history we can be sure of, and no sense of ethics we can confirm.
Daily Herald
3.5
A foot in the door is all Norman Oppenheimer wants, or needs.But give him an inch ..
Post Gazette
2.2
But theres only so much heavy lifting it can do to bring us deeper insight.
Fresh Fiction
3.5
Together with Gere, they etch a tale with endless precedents but limitless possibilities.
East Bay Express
3.8
But the cast does its best to straddle the cracks in the screenplay, and it turns out to be enough.
National Post
3.5
This comic tragedy isnt something thatll blow you away, but I cant stop admiring the neat turns that this thing takes.
Fw Weekly
4.0
Much like its lead character, Norman is touching, funny, smart and memorable.
Columbus Alive
3.1
But too much plot and not enough cohesiveness undermine the movies emotional impact and narrative clarity.
Sf Examiner
2.5
But the director withholds so much personal information that we watch someone slowly vanish instead of gaining psychic weight.
Sf Weekly
3.8
The story is original and entertaining, but its not completely sketched in.
Sf Chronicle
3.5
Richard Gere takes a risk with Norman, a movie about a wannabe Jewish big shot.Surprisingly, it pays off.
Denerstein Unleashed Blog ..
4.0
As with good tricksters and shape shifters, their success relies heavily on our desire to believe whats often too good to be true.
Kdhx
2.0
But whatever gifts God may have denied to Norman, charm and the power of persuasion were not among them.
Aarp
4.4
Theres a faint tongue in cheek tone, an old school formality, and an upfront statement that this movie is the story of one man, flaws and all.
Seattle Times
4.5
The director hasnt done much of note in the past, but this is a winning effort.
Splice Today
3.5
The idea of a self realized insider with a dubious wealth of connections is no longer much of a farce in the social mediated age, so Normans unmasking ..
Cinema Scope
3.8
Its wholly unexpected, just as Geres understated and thoughtful portrayal of Normans ambitions, insecurities and delusions will be for some viewers.
Buffalo News
3.0
Richard Gere stars as Norman Oppenheimer in Joseph Cedars low key dramedy, subtitled The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer.
Pgh City Paper
1.0
Through the good works of scheming nobodies like Norman Oppenheimer.
The Nation
3.8
There is a sincerity and honor that is unwavering and anachronistic.
City Beat
4.0
With quiet assurance, the actor lends a kind of raw humanity to what might have been a Jewish caricature.
Daily Telegraph
3.5
Truly, there are moments when the direction and the denouement feel altogether random.
Ex Press
3.5
Theres a lot more going on in this movie than the budding friendship of an Israeli bigwig and a Jewish American schmoozer, but one does get the feelin ..
Nashville Scene
5.0
It may not be the best movie of that time period, but one that shows us something we havent seen beforesomething remarkable.
Ma Cleans
3.1
By Its a trope as old as the moviesand Jewish culture in New York.Everybody has an uncle or an in law who specializes in connecting people to other pe ..
Good Times
3.5
This is a very good but not great film that is made better by Geres performance.
Newport This Week
5.0
Love it or hate it, theres no questioning that this technique energizes the story, moving it along briskly and with imagination.
News Gazette
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