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The Magic of Belle Isle
2012
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The Magic of Belle Isle
Positive Reviews
7
Negative reviews
6
Average Rating
2.7
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1.2
But for a movie that spends so much time extolling the virtues of the imagination to show so little of its own is more than ironicits offensive.
Av Club
3.5
With a deeper cast of characters and a less by the numbers supernatural underpinning, it would have made for a truly memorable climax.
Indie Wire
4.0
The intimacy that develops between the crusty Wildhorn and the tomboyish teenager is quite touching.
Spirituality And Practice
2.5
Rob Reiners late career return to the sentimental youth oriented films of his early days as director is a welcome one for any parent who longs for mov ..
Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz Uninspiring sentimental inspirational pic, filled with cliches and a dull unimaginative drama about a crippled writer, no ..
Sover
2.2
Better with intimacy than artifice, the movie shines intermittently, holding out hope that Reiner will wake up before the feature concludes and ..read ..
Blu Ray
3.5
Also, it is charming enough so that it is worth overlooking the phony sounding dialog.
Lariat
2.5
When Morgan Freeman is in a movie, you may feel thats reason enough to see it.
Cs Monitor
2.5
The Magic of Belle Isle may not be magical, but many Morgan Freeman fans will probably enjoy his droll, loquacious performance in this uneven offering ..
Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
The Magic of Belle Isle type Movie Current Status In Season mpaa PG runtime 109 minutes Limited Release Date 07/06/12 performer Morgan Freeman directo ..
Ew
3.8
The Magic of Belle Isle is a warm, human, feel good experience about bringing out the best in people, one that brings out Morgan Freemans best perform ..
Observer
3.0
Anyone who cant stand feel good, sentimental family films should stay far, far away from THE MAGIC OF BELLE ISLE.
Common Sense Media
1.3
If this were real life and not a movie, Mr. Wildhorn would be written off as a crank and ostracized within a week.
Sf Gate
2.5
But they cant undo a weightless climax or a helplessly saccharine ending, nor can they hide the sad contradiction of an uninspired film that hinges an ..
Slant Magazine
2.5
Shamelessly schmaltzy and predictable from first moment to last, Rob Reiners The Magic of Belle Isle nonetheless manages to conjure a certain spell.
Hollywood Reporter
1.3
Making fun of the mentally challenged is such an old fashioned and stupid notion, but thats The Magic of Belle Isle for you.Stupid.
Aisle Seat
1.9
As corny feel good movies go, The Magic of Belle Isle has the recipe and all the ingredients.
Nj
2.5
For a few minutes, at least, the stars make The Magic of Belle Isle live up to its name rather than letting it be just an overgrown Lifetime movie.
New York Post
0.6
Probably only in theaters because ABC Family said, Sorry, this is a little hokey for us.
Red Eye Chicago
4.2
This is a cuddly puppy of a movie what heart is so dark to do it violence
Ar Kansas Online
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en ..
News Blaze
2.5
All were left with is an uneven story that could have landed on Best of Straight to DVD shelves or the $1 bin at your local Walmart for Grandma to fin ..
Awards Circuit
2.5
As a director, his tendencies toward sentimentality have thickened and clotted over the years, and films like The Bucket List and Flipped havent had e ..
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