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Lon W @LONWOLF1968 2 days ago I WENT TO ART COLLEGE IN THE 1970'S AND I KNEW THESE PEOPLE. IF YOU WEREN'T READING A BOOK OR CREATING SOMETHING YOU WERE WASTING TIME. LOVED HOW THE CHARACTERS REACTED TO THAT WORLD. WILLEM DAFOE IS ALWAYS SPOT ON. ONE DAY HE WILL GET A WELL DESERVED OSCAR. NICE TO SEE A SMALL FILM MAKE SUCH A STRONG STATEMENT. GOOD STUFF!! See more virginia S @Ginny72 2 days ago While I enjoyed the downtown nyc setting, I found this movie uncomfortable to watch. How a seemingly wise older man fell for such clearly phony intellectual wanna bees was cringe worthy. See more Tim G @RT31835340 3 days ago It’s just ok. The casting was really bad. It all seemed so fake and oddly over the top. Dafoe is always the same—flat and uninteresting. There was no real emotion to any part of it. Too bad—I was really looking forward to it. See more Belle-Aurore L @TheMalteseFalcon 3 days ago Flawless performance by Dafoe. If one likes Salinger, they will find themselves loving the dialogue of this film. We see what it is to be a poet from a lost generation, misplaced in today’s generation of so-called intellectuals. What remains in the end, is the lingering feeling that the authenticity of the past, may no longer be a part of our present. This film reminds us there are some creators who are willing to call out phonies, and this will be lost on anyone who decides to watch this film in clips, versus the art house local theatres you should support. If people see this film, it should at least garnish a best screenplay nom. See more Fred B @fredinMA 3 days ago The performances are good, but overall I couldn't get past the sheer dreariness of the plot, cinematography, and tone the movie set. See more Cara B @Criticalthinker225 4 days ago For starters, this movie featured great performances by Willem Defoe (Ed) and Greta Lee (Gloria). The main characters, Ed and Gloria, are attracted to each other upon meeting, despite obvious differences. That relationship intensifies and spins out of control as rapidly as it develops. It turns into a whirlwind relationship of sorts that simultaneously mirrors the relationship Saxberger shares with the group as a whole. The dynamic appears to work as a mini-whirlwind within a larger whirlwind. The plot provoked thought about life in the past, present and future. For this viewer, two broad take aways come to mind. First, beware of admirers. Their motivation may be self-serving as well as insincere. Secondly, beware of upsetting another's complacency in life. It can add a momentary flash of excitement and rejuvenation, but - as in this case - it is followed by a sense of discontentment and, luckily, a renewed appreciation of the status quo:) See more Read all reviews

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