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The Mysteries of Pittsburgh Review

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2.0

Dave White Profile

Mysteriously morose. Read full review

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  • 2.0
    38

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally unfavorable reviews
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    critic review scores.

  • 25

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

    A stillborn rendering of Michael Chabon's first novel.

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  • 30

    out of 100

    The New York Times A.O. Scott

    A clumsy and confused adaptation of Michael Chabon's 1988 novel.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    The movie is all the more artificial because it has been made with great, almost painful, earnestness.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Variety Dennis Harvey

    The full warmth and idiosyncrasy of Chabon's original is missed in an adaptation that feels more impersonally observed. But Lawson's pic, (with the director making a left turn from prior feature "Dodgeball," which he says was a money gig undertaken to hasten this dream project) is entertaining and involving enough on its own terms.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter

    In the film's most flamboyant role, Peter Sarsgaard's devil-ish charisma and cold bluster is frightening.

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5

Go see it by datura618
A good coming of age indie film worthy of a look. It's beautifully shot and has some great moments captured.

3

by kbg cineaste

1

mysteries of pittsburgh by kaboodles
Did not like this movie

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