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- 2012
- Not Rated
- Image Entertainment
- 1 h 23 m
- 2012
- Not Rated
- Image Entertainment
- 1 h 23 m
Summary As John Barrymore comes to terms with the ravages of his life of excess, he rents an old theatre to rehearse for a backer's audition to raise money for a revival of his 1920 Broadway triumph in Richard III.
Directed By: Erik Canuel
Written By: William Luce, Erik Canuel
- 2012
- Not Rated
- Image Entertainment
- 1 h 23 m
- 2012
- Not Rated
- Image Entertainment
- 1 h 23 m
Barrymore
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5.3
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Summary As John Barrymore comes to terms with the ravages of his life of excess, he rents an old theatre to rehearse for a backer's audition to raise money for a revival of his 1920 Broadway triumph in Richard III.
Directed By: Erik Canuel
Written By: William Luce, Erik Canuel
Where to Watch
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
61
50% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
40% Mixed
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4 Reviews
10% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
61
50% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
10% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Mr. Plummer stumbles beautifully, poignantly and often, leering and searching through a haze of memory or, with concern edged with panic, calling for "a line, a line" much as Richard III calls for a horse.
God, I love Plummer's performance - the twiddling fingers, the tipsy sway of the head, the reverberating roar, as well as the pathos of a man who can't stop acting long enough to hear the cry of his own soul.
Among the drawbacks: Director Érik Canuel jumps through hoops in an effort to make the stage piece (by William Luce) move like the movie piece it isn't.
Two things to keep in mind when considering Barrymore, starring Christopher Plummer as the great John B: It was brilliant as a one-man stage show; it was never a good candidate for film.
The material itself has a formulaic solo-bioplay rhythm neither performer nor director can fully elude.
This isn't a film, it's a recording of canned ham-tasty, certainly, but creaky nonetheless.
Director Erik Canuel fails to deliver us from the inevitable hermeticism of the material.
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