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G Review

Other Critics provided by Metacritic.com

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

  • 3.0
    42

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Mixed or average reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 38

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune Allison Benedikt

    Cherot shot G on a tight schedule, but instead of this age-old indie predicament generating a certain scrappy passion, the film just looks cheap.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    The New York Times

    A somewhat faithful but not very graceful retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald's elegant Jazz Age tragedy "The Great Gatsby."

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly

    "The Great Gatsby" was famously bungled in the pulseless 1974 movie with Robert Redford. G, which updates the story with an African-American cast, is another strikeout, further destroying F. Scott Fitzgerald's film batting average.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    The problem with G is not merely that the ending doesn't work and feels hopelessly contrived. It's also that the plot adds too many unnecessary characters and subplots, so that the main line gets misplaced.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen

    Despite the updated setting and some on-the-money performances, the sleek if dramatically flimsy results make for a less than great "Gatsby."

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Variety Scott Foundas

    A handsome, compelling drama, about the African-American elite settling in the Hamptons, that more than stands on its own.

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