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Parkland

2013

Peter Landesman

Paul Giamatti, James Badge Dale, Zac Efron, Colin Hanks ...

5.2

1,039

Drama A recounting of the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas' Parkland Hospital on the day U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, in november 22th, 1963.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"[It] seems like a masterpiece compared with this inadvertently tacky restaging of events."	NEG
United States	Oliver Lyttelton IndieWire	"Landesman's script is full of cringeworthy lines (...) and the direction isn't much more competent (...) And given how many strong actors there are in the cast, it's disappointing how weak their performances are."	NEG
United States	Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter	"'Parkland' offers a fresh and affecting slant on that traumatic slice of history (...) The film is exceptionally well made, with a fine cast making the most of small but telling roles."	POS
United Kingdom	Xan Brooks The Guardian	"If the film finally doesn't tell us anything we did not already know, the approach makes a worn-out old tragedy feel supple and urgent. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"The events of those days would have been better covered in greater depth in a miniseries, rather than a 90-minute movie. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"Because the film (...) offers no new insights, theories or important information, you’re left wondering why it was made."	NEU
United States	Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"'Parkland' tells a lot of stories, though rather harriedly. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEU
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Sadly, what 'Parkland' becomes is a crying shame. (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG

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