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Arthur Newman

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Frustrated with his boring life, Wallace Avery (Colin Firth) fakes his own death and sets out to make a new life for himself as a golf pro named Arthur Newman. Along the way, he meets Charlotte (Emily Blunt), who is posing as her twin sister because her own life is too messy. Wallace and Charlotte pair up and decide to play a game in which they break into the homes of happy couples and pretend to be them. However, a large bag of cash begs the question of what Charlotte's real motives are.
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Despite the natural charisma of its leads, Arthur Newman does little with its intriguing setup, and the result is bland and unconvincing.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian 06/26/2014
2/5
A bland and baffling oddity ... Go to Full Review
Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) 06/26/2014
1/5
The stars play strangers on an odd road trip who are meant to be finding things out about each other: if you were put next to either of them on a plane, you would quickly regret your seating assignment. Go to Full Review
Louis Black Austin Chronicle 05/10/2013
2/5
Arthur Newman is overwhelmed with arty ambitions and a heavy-handed acting style. Ultimately, all the weight prevents the film from taking off and soaring. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 08/12/2019
Oddly starring two well known British actors as the woebegone American leads, it's a tedious character study that forgets about characterization. Go to Full Review
Abbie Bernstein Assignment X 01/26/2019
B-
A movie about a man struggling mightily for internal change needs to be more psychologically acute than Arthur Newman to command our empathy or even our full credulity. Go to Full Review
Philip French Observer (UK) 06/29/2014
2/5
Completely disposable ... Go to Full Review
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Jun 9 I watched this movie mainly out of interest in Colin Firth.... I found the movie missing something... It just never got to the point in a convincing fashion... I liked some of the quirky parts, the wedding dress was awesome...I could never wrap my head around Firth speaking, or trying to speak, without his notable British accent... that was tough. See more greg h 01/28/2024 I am a big follower of RT reviews and use it as a guide for viewing movies.But I was stunned when this only receives 1 star.Movies can be rated on several points.In this case criticism was warranted.But what grabbed me about this was how believable the two leads were .At the end of the movie you could see how damaged they were,how believable.Cant say that about most movies See more Test T @TestTest1 11/24/2023 I watched this on a DVD which was titled "Arthur & Mike", but it's definitely the same movie. Don't be put off thinking it's about golf, because it's not. It's one of those slow reveal films where the viewer is dropped into an unfamiliar situation, and then by accompanying the characters gradually figures out who they are and what they are up to. When executed well, as it is in the case, this approach is very effective at engaging the audience and making fairly ordinary events seem interesting. I thought the film was very well made, making subtle use of a broad range of cinematic and dramatic techniques. Once started, I had too see how it ended, but of course just as the film has no real beginning, it also has no end either! It's just a time slice in the characters lives, where you get to see part of their story. I enjoyed the film, and found it interesting to watch, and would recommend it. See more sue b 07/22/2023 I very happily didn't finish it, only annoyed I had it on in the background long enough to leave a bad taste. So many 'off' things about these lying fake age-inappropriate people, and not enough to make me want to find out any more about them. Yuck. Putting me off Colin Firth actually. Did he just accept the role so he could snog the much younger Emily? Booo See more 08/19/2021 I watched this movie only because of Emily Blunt to see some of her earlier work. Here, she stars alongside the legendary Colin Firth where they basically form new lives and break into people's houses and make love to each other. Clearly not their best work but a very intriguing movie because both of them put on American accents which they do especially well, especially Blunt. See more 02/23/2020 This was very slow. I tried to watch it a second time and it was still slow and boring. Nothing like able. About the characters. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Frustrated with his boring life, Wallace Avery (Colin Firth) fakes his own death and sets out to make a new life for himself as a golf pro named Arthur Newman. Along the way, he meets Charlotte (Emily Blunt), who is posing as her twin sister because her own life is too messy. Wallace and Charlotte pair up and decide to play a game in which they break into the homes of happy couples and pretend to be them. However, a large bag of cash begs the question of what Charlotte's real motives are.
Director
Dante Ariola
Producer
Alisa Tager, Becky Johnston, Michael Cappuccino, Brian Oliver
Screenwriter
Becky Johnston
Distributor
Cinedigm
Production Co
Vertebra Films
Rating
R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 26, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$207.7K
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby Digital
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