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Winter’s Tale
U/A (INDIA)
2014
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Winter’s Tale
Positive Reviews
12
Negative reviews
72
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1.7
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2.2
But whereas that movie boasted a charismatic, credible central couple and a sense of loose fun, Winters Tale has only its hokey metaphysical worldview ..
Av Club
2.5
But whereas that movie boasted a charismatic, credible central couple and a sense of loose fun, Winters Tale has only its hokey metaphysical worldview ..
Av Club
1.5
Moving disarmingly between sappy romance and campy supernatural fantasy, Winters Tale is a mess.
We Got This Covered
0.5
For those who havent read the Mark Helprin novel on which Akiva Goldsmans film is based, prepare to be confused, annoyed, bewildered, and yet more ann ..
Austin Chronicle
2.0
There are a few truly tear jerking moments but Goldsman never manages to infuse his tale with the rich sense of magic and romance that the film badly ..
Screen Daily
1.5
It will require an audience to take its story of decade spanning magical romance and a belief in miracles on face value and try and hold back on snigg ..
Screen Daily
3.0
It all looks beautiful but you dont feel for the characters or their love, which is a big drawback for a romantic fantasy.
ETimes (TOI)
1.5
Theres a reason for that: when earnest doesnt work, you get films like The Postman and The Room.
Collider
2.6
The romance is only part of the tale, however.There is an underlying plot of good versus evil; angels, demons and spirit guides drift in and out of th ..
Paste Magazine
1.9
The film version of Winters Tale probably wont please anyone: neither fans of the book nor those who have never read it.
Rogerebert
2.0
Simply put, Winters Tale is a staggering mess, sloppy and unstructured in its execution and a waste of all the considerable acting talent involved.Its ..
IGN
1.0
It is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the worst film Russell Crowe has appeared in.
Telegraph
1.0
So his fantasy tale is ungrounded, making what should feel wondrous instead feel silly.
Cinema Blend
1.0
When Peter decides to go his own way, he makes an enemy out of Pearly.
Ny Daily News
2.0
Oh, its not good, not by a long shot, but damn if its not one of the more entertaining movies to come out this month.Every once in a while, a bad movi ..
JoBlo
2.5
The celebrated source material considered too complex (in a literary sense) for a film adaptation years ago by no less than Martin Scorsese examines m ..
Screen Rant
2.5
Its a brave and foolish thing, what Akiva Goldsman has gone and done.
Philly
1.8
Thats certainly not the outcome a devoted adapter would wish, but in this case it would be understandable.
One Guys Opinion
1.2
10 1 2 / 10 Akiva Goldsman won an Academy Award for screenwriting for his work on 2001s A Beautiful Mind. He also wrote 1997s Batman & Robin. The yin ..
Blu Ray
5.0
This live action fairy tale aims to recapture the romantic splendor MGMs golden era; the dialogue and metaphysical conceits are often risible, but eve ..
Chicago Reader
2.5
But this would be magical romance flounders, hitting only dissonant chords.
Usa Today
1.0
Caleb Deschanels cinematography is dreamlike and darkly beautiful.
Screen It
2.0
Nothing makes much sense here but at least the film looks a treat in its own chocolate box way.
Independent
0.0
Winters Tale is preposterous twaddle. Use it as a date movie only if you dont love the one youre with.
Rolling Stone
1.5
When Winters Tale makes its way onto formats that let you watch the Farrell/Findlay Brown scenes, enjoy their romance.
The Wrap
1.0
The View London Review out ofstarsRunning time:minsWritten and directed by scriptwriter Akiva Goldsman (who, lest we forget, wrote Batman and Robin), ..
View London
2.8
The ad line for Winters Tale reads This is not a true story, its a love story.
Cs Monitor
2.5
Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, who won an Oscar for A Beautiful Mind, makes his directorial debut with Winters Tale, adapted from Mark Helprins 1983 epi ..
Film Journal
1.0
Based on Mark Helprins novel, Winters Tale, this first directing effort by the screenwriter of A Beautiful Mind is a glutinous fantasy romance about d ..
The Guardian
1.0
The only way this film could be made worse would be to be eaten by a badger while watching it In this modern day fairytale romance, Colin Farrell has ..
The Guardian
2.5
But it too often seems as if everyone is stuck in a big stew of romantic goo.
Az Central
2.0
Its pretty, with wintry white locations and settings, but made with an unrelentingly heightened atmosphere, every scene a climax drizzled with a treac ..
Smh
2.5
Like the frozen expanses of its most dramatic settings, Winters Tale is mostly hard, glittering surface.
Star Tribune
5.0
Winters Tale may not be the easiest film to follow, but its one of the most visually stunning.
Reel Talk Reviews
1.0
Victorian melodramas yielded subtler villains.So this is a fable about good versus evil, but so cornily realised that I imagine children will long for ..
Daily Mail
2.5
Is it a three hankie tearjerker about the redemptive power of love
Ew
2.0
The overall result is a film that falls short on just about every level, lacking the spectacle to keep you dazzled or the emotional pull to keep you g ..
Flim List
2.0
It scores points for nice craft and Farrells charm, but follow your destiny and miss it.
Empire
3.5
Susan Grangers review of Winters Tale (Warner Bros.).Back in 1980, my brother (Stephen Simon) made Somewhere in Time, a supernatural fantasy starring ..
Susang Ranger
2.0
The movie is gorgeous to watch, but a mess: timelines, heavy handed voiceover, airy dialogue that doesnt give the audience much to hold onto.
Common Sense Media
0.0
Many will recognize first time director Akiva Goldsman for his Oscar winning screenplay for A Beautiful Mind a dozen years ago.
Flim Threet
3.8
It is partly a failure, but mostly it succeeds, and the films aspiration is so enormous that thats enough for a moving experience.
Sf Gate
1.5
Winters Tale, Goldsmans film adaptation of Mark Helprins beloved by some 1983 book, combines elements of romance and magical realism with awful dialog ..
Boston Herald
0.6
Much of Winters Tale hinges on the power of light, something that Akiva Goldsman doesnt let you forget.
Slant Magazine
2.5
Winters Tale is ambitious with its otherworldly ingredients and temporal leaps.
Washington Post
2.5
It is a bit surprising that the movie adaptation (written and directed by Akiva Goldsman) has taken so long to arrive, though perhaps less surprising ..
The New York Times
2.0
Jaws drop to the floor as we are regaled by a preposterous tale of angels and demons, ailing damsels and incurable romantics, complete with a winged w ..
Express
1.5
There are so many ideas floating around in Winters Tale, it feels like Goldsman is simply trying to keep up with his own film.
The Film Stage
1.9
Even with Colin Farrells soulful eyes, the tastefully cockamamie and increasingly gloppy new film Winters Tale, pulled from Mark Helprins 1983 novel, ..
Chicago Tribune
1.5
Goldsman may get good performances from Farrell and Findlay, but Crowe has never been worse, Hurt seems addled and even special effects cant make Will ..
Reeling Reviews
1.5
Either concept has fantasy potential.Neither concept is broached.
Flickfilosopher
2.0
If there is one genre of fiction that almost never translates successfully to film, it is magic realism.
The Irish Times
0.5
Yes!.Winters Tale is unbelievable, in that you seriously cannot believe how fucking stupid it is.
Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
WorldShift is a next gen cyber fantasy RTS game designed to be quick and very easy to learn and play.
Total Film
2.5
Hard to swallow only begins to describe some of the plot contortions Winters Tale offers.Yes, this is a tale of fantasy and the supernatural, but it a ..
ReelViews
1.0
Aspiring transcendent love stories dont come much more claptrappy and unconvincing than Winters Tale.
Hollywood Reporter
2.0
And, every now and again, Russell Crowe (an Irish demon) breaks out in a CGI rash.
Standard
4.0
Goldsman directs with a deft touch.Although almost two hours is too long for a movie of this sort, I didnt find myself looking at my watch too many ti ..
Tony Medley
2.2
This guy is consistently sharp with his reviews and he clearly loves film.
Coles Mithey
1.0
Setting up this universes rules is one of Winters Tales weaker points: There is so much to tell us that its hard to take it all in.
Los Angeles Times
1.5
Akiva Goldsmans feature directing debut is a cloying, sledgehammer subtle adaptation of Mark Helprins vastly richer novel.
Variety
1.3
Winters Tale doesnt even do the courtesy of being floridly, entertainingly bad rather than merely a snooze.
Groucho Reviews
1.3
Yes, this movie is exquisitely awful.Its muddled, its confused, its hard to follow.
Aisle Seat
2.0
This really is a film of negative fits and starts. Nothing really fits, and it never really gets started.
Herald Sun
3.8
And while the palpable chemistry between Farrell and Findlay keeps things interesting even through the movies less than captivating opening stretch, W ..
Reel Film
0.6
The nearly 700 pages of Helprins acclaimed 1983 novel, spanning more than a century in a supernatural New York alive with winged steeds, vengeful demo ..
The Star
2.2
Winters Tale wants to be a magical romance that leaves you feeling like the universe is full of secret purpose, but instead its convoluted, over narra ..
Oregon Live
1.0
The tagline on the Winters Tale poster reads: This is not a true story; its a love story which makes about as much sense as this mess of a film.Couple ..
Deseret News
2.5
Undemanding audiences wanting an ethereal fantasy experience with romantic notions may be more forgiving.
Urban Cine File
2.5
Its a credit to Goldsmans abilities as a director and producer that he surrounded himself with so much talent, but his movie never sweeps us away like ..
Movies Tv Guide
4.0
It is a delicate romantic fantasy that requires that you willingly suspend your disbelief and give yourself over to it.
Maki At The Movies
2.5
Despite the weak script, the cast gives it their all.It is only because of them that the movie is enjoyable at all.
Three Movie Buffs
2.0
Screw logic.Visually, at least, Goldsman manages a seamless blend of the earthly and the celestial, and the unabashed romanticism is an effective lure ..
Digital Spy
1.5
More than anything Winters Tale wants to be a Valentines Day gift to lovers everywhere but never looks beyond graveyards and Narnia for inspiration.
Tamp A Bay
1.5
Winters Tale is handsomely shot, but its jumble of thoughts and ideas just arent articulated clearly enough to enable us to take the leap of faith int ..
Nz Herald
0.6
Adapting a 1983 novel by Mark Helprin, writer/first time feature director Akiva Goldsman (The Da Vinci Code) delivers insulting mush wrapped in a twin ..
Red Eye Chicago
1.9
There is nothing wrong with a movie like Winters Tale striving for heavy fantasy elements in the guise of a love story, but said fancifulness must be ..
Dustin Put Man
2.0
But Goldsman never quite figures out what the centre of the story is, losing the strands of both the epic romance and the intensely violent vengeance ..
Contact Music
1.0
Winters Tale is a movie about miracles, so its fitting that it manages to achieve one of its own.
Ar Kansas Online
1.0
Instead, Winters Tale is terrible, a chore to sit through and laughable throughout almost all of its poorly paced running time.
Film Racket
3.5
Between the phony snow on the soundstage mockup of a frozen river and the jerky computer visuals whenever the horse unsheathes its own personal magic, ..
Hollywood And Fine
3.0
Try as they do, this talented cast of thespians cant elevate Goldsmans take on this material to the heights it should have reached.
Matts Movie Reviews
1.9
The absolute worst best thing is pulling a Winters Tale and just making stuff up as the movie goes along.
Js Online
2.0
It looks nice and goes down easyand with a few hearty laughs for more cynical viewersbut has little narrative substance or emotional sustenance.
The Dissolve
1.0
Who doesnt enjoy a good fairy tale.Suspending disbelief and experiencing a happily ever after scenario is undeniably enjoyable, but youve still got to ..
Shockya
1.0
Instead it and including its wannabe comical CGI punch line is just embarrassing.
Sbs
1.9
Still, Winters Tale has no shortage of big ideas and raw, artistic ambition.
Daily Herald
1.0
Winters Tale is a fantasy romance, so in theory it should be romantic and worth fantasizing about.
Crave Online
1.0
Stay put and youll find this syrupy love story akin to being mercilessly waterboarded by cupcakes.
Metro
1.8
Winters Tale is a fantasy story out of time and a movie terribly constructed.
Movie Mezzanine
2.0
A fairy tale concept enlivened with average special effects, a plight predicated upon purportedly epic affection rendered with the most rote and unear ..
Trespass Mag
1.0
I suspect even the sappiest viewer will probably have put their hankies away too.This is just too ludicrous to jerk any tears.
Daily Star
0.5
Sadly the biggest waste here is a very fine performance by Colin Farrell.
Media Mikes
2.5
But its a waste.If youve got these actors in your movie, why are you bothering with magic at all
Grant Land
2.5
Winters Tale has no narrative drive and too little heart to come off.
Wp Me
1.5
Certainly, its intimidating, running almost 700 pages.But though Helprins prose is initially thick and foreboding, once you bite into it, you discover ..
Ut Sandiego
2.0
Sadly this is not it.In recent years, more and more seemingly unfilmable novels have been making their way to the big screen.
Hey U Guys
3.0
A total suspension of belief is required because your brain says its not working while your heart wants to say, but I want this to work.And yes.
Iol Co Za
2.2
Its so filled with high flown blather about love, destiny and miracles that theres no room for enchantment.
Oc Register
2.0
Goldsman desperately wants to honour these elements in the most grand of cinematic traditions but forgets to craft character arcs and personalities th ..
Screen Space(Squarespace)
0.0
Everyone here is leveraging their reputations to get us excited about Winters Tale, but its a shocking disappointment.We have no real passion and no c ..
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