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Tetro Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 80

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  As with "Youth Without Youth," this new movie feels like a transitional work but also an inspired one, the creation of a director who, having recently turned 70, has set off on a new adventure that requires more from his audiences than some might be willing to give. Which is itself a sign of vigorous artistic renewal.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Here is a film that, for all of its plot, depends on characters in service of their emotional turmoil. It feels good to see Coppola back in form.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  It has style to burn, eye-catching acting by an international cast and a story that harkens back to many literary classic with its themes of a family torn apart, brothers in conflict and a son's rivalry with a towering father figure.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  Tetro turns out to be not one movie but, at the very least, two--a Fellini-esque (or Coppola-esque) concatenation of drama, dance and opera (with a nod to Alphonse Daudet), and a modest, appealing coming-of-age story that involves Maribel Verd (from "Y Tu Mam Tambin") as Tetro's girlfriend.

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• 67

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  Like Orson Welles, Francis Ford Coppola has gone from being the filmmaker of his time to becoming a make-it-up-as-you-go-along indie free-shooter.

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• 60

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  In Tetro, nearly every time Coppola should have clung to intimacy, he opts for excess. Especially tedious are the meta excerpts from staged productions -- overcompensation trying to masquerade as illumination. Regrettable since there is such fine work being done in the smaller moments.

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• 50

  out of 100

  VarietyTodd McCarthy

  When Coppola finds creative nirvana, he frequently has trouble delivering the full goods. Tetro represents something of a middle ground in that respect.

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