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The Hawk Is Dying Reviews

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• 50

  out of 100

  Village Voice

  I won't pretend it makes for a happy night at the cinema, and it may require a leap of faith to succumb to Goldberger's spell. But I leapt, and found it enthralling up to the point where this legitimately weird movie capitulates to the most conventional catharsis. I'd rather watch Goldberger fail than a hundred others succeed.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis

  Set in North Florida and based on a book by Harry Crews, The Hawk Is Dying is a dreary study of male angst groaning beneath the weight of its own symbolism.

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• 30

  out of 100

  VarietyDavid Rooney

  Already gasping for breath in its opening scenes, picture takes two bleak, unyielding hours to finally expire.

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• 30

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterJames Greenberg

  Loaded with obtuse symbolism, the film is not only hard to understand, it isn't much fun trying to figure it out.

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