Some Velvet Morning

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Some Velvet Morning

2013

1h 23m

Drama

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Several years after they parted ways, a woman (Alice Eve) receives a surprise visit from her former lover (Stanley Tucci), who arrives with suitcase in tow and the news that he has left his wife.

Critics Consensus

Some Velvet Morning marks writer-director Neil LaBute's welcome return to the mode of challenging chamber piece, but this misanthropic two-hander is too slight to produce the same bite as the filmmakers' best works.

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Jake Wilson

Sydney Morning Herald

The look of Some Velvet Morning remains clean and flat, the decor [is] mostly hotel-room neutral. The major visual idea is to have Eve's red dress and lipstick stand out against a monochromatic backdrop: effective in itself, but not enough.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 4, 2014

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Mary Houlihan

Chicago Sun-Times

With Some Velvet Morning, LaBute returns to the provocative style that made his name.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 20, 2013

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Though LaBute wrote this for the screen, I mistakenly decided that it must have originated onstage... because the oblique, heavily freighted dialogue seems too elegant and artful for a medium dominated by hacks.

Dec 19, 2013

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

This dark and dismal psychological exercise features two winning performances in a film that warrants excited discussion after its closing frames.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 29, 2019

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Mae Abdulbaki

Punch Drunk Critics

Highly intriguing and verbally thrilling.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 14, 2018

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Ellen Killoran

International Business Times

Some final contextual cues hint that we shouldn't be so sure and suggest that Labute has something to say about ends justifying means.

Nov 8, 2016

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BJ M

Sad that they don't offer Alive Eve the roles she deserves.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/22/23

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nick e

A true test of patience, and won't be for every viewer.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Tedious and awkward to watch. The endless dialogue between two characters never surprised me even when the movie came to an end. The movie was pointless.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

Drags on and on. Not sure if I was relieved or annoyed about the true ending.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Perfect acting! Some movies are left to be unseen by everyone because of the too complicated conversations and the slow development of the story. But if you are connoisseur you will like the movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

I saw this on the airplane as a Tribeca Film Festival selection, having never heard of it. I found it powerful, disturbing, intriguing and thought-provoking. I understand the criticisms, but disagree with them. I've already recommended it to friends - with the caveat that it is not for everyone.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Synopsis

Several years after they parted ways, a woman (Alice Eve) receives a surprise visit from her former lover (Stanley Tucci), who arrives with suitcase in tow and the news that he has left his wife.

Director: Neil LaBute
Producer: Tim Harms, Daryl Freimark, Michael Corrente, Trent Othick, David Zander
Screenwriter: Neil LaBute
Production Co: Untouchable Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 9, 2014
Runtime: 1h 23m

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