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The Wife

2017

Björn Runge

Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater, Max Irons ...

6.4

4,934

Drama Joan Castleman (Glenn Close) decides to leave her husband, Writer Joe Castleman (Jonathan Pryce), while traveling to receive a prestigious award.

	Author	Review
United States	Jon Frosch The Hollywood Reporter	"An extraordinary performance lifts an ordinary movie (...) [Runge's] direction is clean and careful, but unimaginative"	NEU
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It’s Close who takes it to the next level with a powerfully implosive performance (...) You can’t take your eyes off her (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Andrew Barker Variety	"Glenn Close is excellent (...) There’s a staid, sleepy air of familiarity to the whole affair (...) Thanks to Close’s performance, we certainly care about Joan"	NEU
United States	Ben Kenigsberg The New York Times	"An intelligent screen drama that unfolds with real juice and suspense"	POS
United States	Ben Croll IndieWire	"Glenn Close is exquisite (...) Close’s revelatory turn comes in an overall package that feels predictable and sedate. Runge brings little visual flair"	NEU
United States	Jordan Ruimy The Film Stage	"Glenn Close gives one of her finest performances (...) The actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in the affecting drama"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It is a fascinating and bravura performance from Glenn Close, in this hugely enjoyable dark comedy from director Björn Runge (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"Despite high quality performances from Close and Pryce, the film leaves us with question marks over the credibility of the central scenario."	NEU

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