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Forty Shades of Blue
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74 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critics What's this?

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8.0 out of 10

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  • Summary: Forty Shades of Blue tells the story of Laura, a young Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock n' roll legend, and the personal awakening she experiences in the wake of her unfortunate affair with his estranged son. (First Look Pictures)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Kate Taylor
    100
    Delicate, intelligent and honest.
  2. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    90
    A compelling family melodrama somewhat in the manner of late John Cassavetes or early Robert Altman…the film combines high production values, terrific acting and a distinctively American lyricism in a combination you hardly ever see these days.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    60
    It's Korzun's film, and she is in complete control of her character, never divulging too much of the haunted woman under the studied facade of American hotsiness.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. FranciscoM.
    10
    Rip Torn gives an amazing performance. I really enjoyed the film.
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  2. BrianC.
    9
    Dynamite acting pulls this several notches above the pack.. Rip Torn is memorable.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JohnB.
    2
    I can't imagine how this film received so many good reviews. (best drama at Sundance-you must be kidding!) It is a really thin, depressing little story that goes nowhere. The relationships between the characters are not in any way believable or interesting, and even the sex scenes were poorly done. [***SPOILERS***] The final scene was representative of the entire film-the female lead walks away from the car-no resolution, no closure, no reason to know what will happen to the characters, and even worse, no reason to care.The director is obviously new at filmaking, and needs more experience. I'm only sorry I had to sit through one of his early learning experiences, because it was boring and worth nothing.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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