The Great Pretender

  • 2018


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Positive Reviews 7
Negative reviews 2
Average Rating 3.6/5

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4.5
Silver doesnt condescendingly parody myopia and implicitly position himself above such states.
3.5
Self delusion is the principal subject of this short, acerbic comedy by Nathan Silver. Chicago Reader
4.5
To quote the film, Perhaps I thought if I could make my life a story worth telling, I could make it a life worth living as well. Film Inquiry
1.5
Flashbacks and fantasies, plus wry inserts of film clips and complex overlaps of art and life, adornfor that matter, overwhelmthe story, which is buil .. New Yorker
4.5
The energetically crafted, well acted movie about characters one would go to considerable extremes to avoid in real life is turning into a veritable i .. The New York Times
1.5
The convoluted storytelling and constant self reflexivity ultimately come to feel more annoying than enlightening. Hollywood Reporter
4.5
When Chris says, I can only come during sex if I know Im going to get my heart broken, one gets the sense that he isnt joking, and that hes gotten so .. The Play List
3.0
The punchlines are dark and the tone is caustic, but its central concern is a classic one: what we see in other people and how we would like to see ou .. Film Avclub
4.5
With Craig Grant, Esther Garrel, Keith Poulson, Linas Phillips, Malle Poesy Guichard. New City Film



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