The Death and Life of John F. Donovan

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Sergio A @Sergio83 03/30/2025 Despite being a fan of Xavier Dolan, it’s almost painful to see how much emphasis was placed on visual style, wasting the talent of brilliant actors in a storyline that tries to evoke emotion but ultimately makes no sense. Even the music feels pretentious, there are dramatic scenes paired with music that belongs in a comedy. There’s no real connection. See more John B @RT17595747 07/14/2023 I thought it was ok overall as the story started out interesting, but never really seemed to lead anywhere with the characters and by the end of it, I still wasn't really sure who John Donovan was. See more jelisije j @jjosifovic 10/14/2022 The life and death of a closet gay book writer celebrity and the young boy who tells his tale of the man who gave him the courage to be himself. See more stewart m @estew 06/09/2022 Lots of really good actors trying to make a schmaltzy script work. Cringeworthy at times. See more 11/16/2021 The film tried too hard to be profound - and instead was simply boring. See more 11/14/2021 Splendid film and acting. It may be difficult to understand for those simple-minded people who don't get the underneath details and messages from the film, so it doesn't really surprise me those people got frustrated and talked bad about it, also, being an unexpected gay story, it could have been an unwanted thing for those homophobic people out there. See more Read all reviews

The Death and Life of John F. Donovan

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