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The Ballad of Jack and Rose
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Metascore
59 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 35 Critics What's this?

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6.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

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  • Starring: Camilla Belle, Catherine Keener, Daniel Day-Lewis
  • Summary: A powerful and poetic feature about a man (Day-Lewis) who has cut himself off from the world that refuses to live up to his ideals, and a young girl's sensual coming-of-age. (IFC Films)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 35
  3. Negative: 1 out of 35
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    100
    Miller's theme is innocence, the loss of it, and the reclamation of equanimity in the face of that loss, and the music she makes is haunting.
  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    60
    Has density enough for several films. What's missing is spontaneity, and variety. And, throughout most of the narrative, velocity.
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  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Keith Phipps
    30
    Some good Bob Dylan songs are called in to underline the big moments, but end up eclipsing them instead. There's more drama and insight in a snippet of "One More Cup Of Coffee" than the entirety of Jack & Rose.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. AmurabiM.
    6
    Charged of forced symbolism, the third feature of Rebecca Miller feels a little bit contradictorial. Yes, we have a Oedipal story (in this case, an Electra Complex) with a little twisted, provoking and dsiturbing touch. We have the idea of a metaphor of love between fathers and daughters and the reactions in front a change. But we have too, some kind of pretentiousness; a kind of artistic snobism and some indie cliches. Rebecca Miller have the sense to use some great actors (including Jena Malone, Jason Lee and Paul Dano) to make the story believable and real. The trouble comes with the sense of the script, thet looks a little bit self conscious of its pomp and arrogance. We enjoy the pace, yes, but we feel a little bit saturated of intelectualism as a trick to cover the flaws of the narrative. In a general sense, regular.… Expand
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