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Brideshead Revisited Review

Other Critics provided by Metacritic.com

Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 4.0
    64

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally favorable reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 40

    out of 100

    The New York Times A.O. Scott

    Mr. Goode shows all the charisma of a stalk of boiled asparagus molded into the likeness of Jeremy Irons.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

    The world didn't need a superficial big-screen adaptation of a rich, dense book that's about, among many other things, the passage of time. The perplexity is why the film is so lifeless and remote.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times

    That the film is neither a true triumph nor a total disaster makes it somewhat difficult to justify revisiting "Brideshead," apart from the hope it will inspire someone somewhere to pick up the book.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen

    Although it has its involving moments, the watered-down Waugh fails to make any kind of lasting connection.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    While elegantly mounted and well acted, the movie is not the equal of the TV production, in part because so much material had to be compressed into such a shorter time. It is also not the equal of the recent film "Atonement," which in an oblique way touches on similar issues.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    USA Today Claudia Puig

    The saga ultimately lacks the emotional wallop of the TV version. But its clever writing, strong performances and sumptuous production design make for a rich experience nonetheless.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

    The one performer who seems at home with the gravity of it all is Emma Thompson.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Variety Dennis Harvey

    Offers lush and compelling drama drawn from Evelyn Waugh's beloved novel. Purists may blanch at the screenplay's changes to the source material's narrative fine points, but its spirit survives intact.

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