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Metascore
32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanRush and Tucci create a captivating portrait of an artist who’s at once elated, haunted, and utterly possessed.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt’s a highly entertaining portrait of the two men, and Tucci’s own directorial brush strokes are bold and invigorating.]
- 80EmpireAndrew LowryEmpireAndrew LowrySensibly dramatising a few representative days rather than Giacometti’s whole life, this may seem slight, but there’s a lot to dig into here — and Rush hasn’t had a showcase this good in years.
- 80Total FilmPhilip KempTotal FilmPhilip KempA stellar performance from Geoffrey Rush centres this diverting glimpse into the chaotic life of a great artist.
- 80The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinRush hurls himself into the film’s star turn with a cantankerous abandon that more than compensates for his slightly unsteady accent. It’s a wildly entertaining performance that feels vividly inhabited both physically and vocally.
- 75The PlaylistJessica KiangThe PlaylistJessica KiangIt’s a charming, modest glimpse into a rarefied world that, lit with so much humble affection for its characters, manages to make it seem not so rarefied after all.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyAmusing but slight, the small-scale film is elevated by a spirited characterization from Geoffrey Rush as mercurial artist — is there any other kind in movies? — Alberto Giacometti.
- 70Screen DailyJonathan RomneyScreen DailyJonathan RomneyEffectively a chamber piece spiked with musings on the difficulty of art, the piece is by nature a little stagey as well as talky.
- 67The Film StageRory O'ConnorThe Film StageRory O'ConnorRush is a joy to watch, no doubt, but the unavoidable sense remains that Tucci is stretching his material a little thin, restricting the narrative to the two-weeks-plus Lord spent in Paris with nothing on either end to really fill us in.