The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

  • 2008


MOVIE IS powerful debuting interesting advertised recreating
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27 % Rotten
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Positive Reviews 11
Negative reviews 21
Average Rating 2.3/5
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2.5
Perhaps playwright Tennessee Williams unproduced 1980 screenplay was unproduced until now for a reason. EW
3.8
Bryce Dallas Howard is affecting as Fisher, but not electrifying, because the material doesnt have it in it. Rogerebert
2.5
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
1.0
a terrible and terribly dated work that will strike Williams scholars as the cinematic equivalent of a bottle cap and everyone else as arguably the wo .. E Film Critic
3.8
Even though Howard never quite gets it, never quite releases into the role and never quite convinces, she never makes a mistake, either. San Francisco Chronicle
1.5
Actually, it doesnt really set anything into motion nor does any action occur. Cinema Blend
2.0
While this recently rediscovered screenplay wont rank with the best of Williams, the script does possess a poignancy that remains frustratingly out of .. Ny Daily News
0.5
If Tennessee Williamss script for Joseph Loseys 1968 turkey Boom! saw the light of day, just how bad must a Williams screenplay unproduced for decades .. Village Voice
2.5
Markell treats the material as gospel rather than finding a way to temper it, and it flares up all over the place. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.5
The characters and themes are redolent of earlier and better Williams works, and the story unexpectedly putters out at the end but seeing it now, you .. Chicago Reader
1.9
out of Directed by Jon Hewitt AUSTRALIA/91 MINUTES/MIDNIGHT MADNESS Saddled with an almost maddeningly uneven sensibility, Acolytes ultimately possess .. Reel Film Reviews
2.8
If you are not already familiar with Williamss best plays and film adaptations, this musty magnolia of a movie wont encourage you to seek them out. Cs Monitor
1.9
Even if it were not filmed in the dreariest TV movie style by the debuting Jodie Markell, this romantic melodrama set in 1920s Mississippi seems almos .. New York Post
1.5
Theres retro, and then theres better left safely in the past.... isjointed and ultimately histrionic...
1.5
Far from advertised lush, poetic language, the films dialogue is pancake flat, including verbal sparring. Reel Talk Reviews
3.0
While it captures the Southern Gothic atmosphere, its sketchy and studied, best geared to Tennessee Williams aficionados. Susang Ranger
1.5
This is minor Tennessee Williams, but times are hard. I guess minor Tennessee Williams is better than no Tennessee Williams at all. Observer
1.8
Its like a cake in the oven that will fall if you dont tiptoe around while it bakes. Movies
3.2
At one point, Mrs. Addie tells Fisher, Strong people of character like you dont care about losing a teardrop diamond. Coles Mithey
2.2
Whether Elia Kazan could have done something memorable with this script will remain an eternally open question. Oregon Live
4.0
With an ending as lovely as her attractive leads, Loss of a Teardrop Diamond is a Golden Age Hollywood inspired nostalgia trip, but one worth taking. Boxoffice Magazine
1.8
It dramatizes the passions of people unworthy of such examination, lingering on emotional pain thats rarely expressed in manner other than screechingl .. Brian Or Ndorf
2.0
But recreating that world in todays cinema is a tricky proposition, and Markell doesnt quite pull it off. Dvd Talk
4.5
Bryce Dallas Howard gives a powerful performance as the emotionally embattled Fisher Willow.
2.0
Its not just that director Jodie Markell is no Kazan (though really, who is) or that the dreary, dully handsome Chris Evans even playing a blank slate .. New York Time Out
2.0
An interesting curiosity piece for Williams fans but a tough sell for todays audiences. Metromix.com
1.5
Director Jodie Markells fidelity to Williams simply isnt enough to make his tropes sing. Ny Press
3.1
As beautifully played by Howard, Fisher Willow appropriately resembles a china doll, with a pale face highlighted by bright red lips she is hard yet f .. Gomemphis
1.5
A clearly inferior piece of writing that doesnt have the emotional resonance of even previously acknowledged mediocre works by Williams. Movie Retriever
3.5
The movie is the feature debut of actor turned director Jodie Markell who, not surprisingly, has long desired to bring this forgotten work by one of o .. Knight At The Movies
1.5
Its unfortunate that an entire generation whove never seen a Williams play or film will think that this current work represents the artist. Now that t ..
1.5
Any or all of this might have been interesting in the right hands, but actress turned director Jodie Markell keeps the proceedings so sluggish and som .. Ifc
4.5
The words drip with affectation (as do the actors) and Jodie Mankells direction is dipped in southern gothic honey and glazed over with period sprinkl .. Seanax
1.5
A deservedly overlooked Tennessee Williams script set in the 1920s South, its plot makes little sense for contemporary audiences.
1.5
Though its dated, the larger issue has to do with those timeless problems of plot and character.



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