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Florence Foster Jenkins

2016

Stephen Frears

Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Nina Arianda ...

6.1

6,827

Comedy. Drama Streep stars as a New York heiress determined to become a famous opera singer despite her lack of talent. Grant will play her partner and manager, actor St. Clair Bayfield.

	Author	Review
United States	Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter	"'Florence Foster Jenkins' is a modestly enjoyable crowd-pleaser, but it ultimately feels smaller than its subject, a deeply conventional portrait of a highly unconventional woman."	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"There are no wrong notes in this film: Frears remains entirely confident within the emotional range he has chosen. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"Less rich and less rounded than 'Marguerite' (...) will nonetheless strike a chord with auds who thrilled to Streep’s comparably high-camp impersonation of Julia Child."	POS
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"Hugh Grant steps up to give warm, astutely-judged support in what is perhaps a career-best performance, and while 'Florence Foster Jenkins' isn’t a terrifically subtle film, it is consistently appealing."	POS
United States	Neil Genzlinger The New York Times	"Ms. Streep is a delight, hilarious when she’s singing and convincingly on edge at all times."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A damn fine and funny film. Streep could be looking at her 20th Oscar nomination. It's a whole new direction for Grant. And Helberg is irresistible. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Jason Solomons The Wrap	"There's a deceptively masterful simplicity to Frears' direction. In this age of blockbusters and superhero face-off mayhem, it reminds us that unfussiness is a virtue."	POS

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