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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreWhile The Laureate impresses here and there, there’s nothing that truly dazzles and little that sizzles, either.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyWell-acted, nicely crafted and a handsome period piece within modest means, this isn’t the most novel, memorable or intellectually deep enterprise of its type. But it will satisfy viewers looking for a slightly racier variation on “Downton Abbey” terrain.
- 60Screen RantRachel LaBonteScreen RantRachel LaBonteUltimately, The Laureate pushes past the tone and format of a typical biopic to make something fresh, though it holds weak spots in an otherwise compelling story.
- 50Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinHaddock proves the beating heart of the piece, infusing her role with a quiet strength, determination and equitability; neither plucky enabler nor long-suffering victim but something believably fresher and more heroic. Maybe she should have been the film’s true focus.
- 38RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyRogerEbert.comGlenn KennyOne thing is certain: for all the strain the movie exerts, it never comes close to touching the hem of the writers it purports to depict. And it leaves the mystical and erotic dimensions of their lives and works far outside of its belabored vision.