Metacritic Movie Ratings
Youth Without Youth Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 63

  out of 100

  Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips

  Too much of the film is a muddle, and it feels like work, not play.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  An ambitious but mind-numbingly tedious and often incomprehensible film.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett

  Lacking coherence and suspense, the picture is likely to attract a cult following while disappointing Coppola's fan base.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  The essence of Youth Without Youth, which was shot -- luminously -- in Romania, lies in its solemn speculations about aging, time and consciousness. Mr. Coppola is one of the cinema's peerless masters, and I would have enjoyed nothing more than a chance to celebrate his new film. I'm truly sorry to say, then, that I found it impenetrable.

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• 0

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  The movie is one soporific, depressed, deadeningly vague scene after another.

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