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A Single Man

2009

Tom Ford

Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Ginnifer Goodwin ...

6.8

13,813

Drama LA, in 1962. George Falconer (Colin Firth) is an English professor who, after the sudden death of his partner tries to go about his typical day in Los Angeles.

	Author	Review
United States	Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter	"A standout directing debut (...) The theme of the search for meaning after a great loss is developed with great sensitivity thanks to Colin Firth's moving performance"	POS
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"While 'A Single Man' has its flaws, many of these fade in view of [Firth's] performance and the power of Isherwood’s story"	POS
United Kingdom	Lee Marshall Screendaily	"The film resonates above all because of the way it turns a single man’s single day into a spiritual journey from despair to transfiguration"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"There is an elegant, nuanced and sophisticated performance from Colin Firth (...) However, he finds himself in the midst of what sometimes looks like an indulgent exercise in 1960s period style (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Nathan Rabin AV Club	"It’s a film of stunning beauty and deep underlying sadness, a self-financed labor of love filled with impossibly gorgeous, oft-unclothed men and dazzling eye candy."	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"Exciting, emotionally alive filmmaking, a potent cocktail of style and substance. And Firth thoroughly deserves the Oscar (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Sukhdev Sandhu Telegraph	"[It] is visually potent but after a while it degenerates into a preening perfume commercial (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Leslie Felperin Variety	"Ford’s largely delicate touch reps a pleasant surprise (...) Clearly this is material close to his heart, and the empathy shines through."	POS
United States	Matt Goldberg Collider	"Tom Ford brings together every single major element of cinema and weaves together an emotionally stirring tale (...) 'A Single Man' is many things and they’re all fantastic."	POS
United States	Betsy Sharkey Los Angeles Times	"For the most part, Ford has done good by the film, infusing a sad story with warmth and humor to spare"	POS

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