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63 out of 100

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7.3 out of 10

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  • Starring: Cary Elwes, Kirsten Dunst
  • Summary: An extraordinary look at a fateful excursion of "fun and frolic" aboard William Randolph Hearst's private yacht in November of 1924 that brought together some of the century's best known personalities and resulted in a still-unsolved, hushed-up killing. (Lions Gate Films)

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 34
  3. Negative: 1 out of 34
  1. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    90
    Elegant, funny and unexpectedly touching, this whodunit about a murder aboard the yacht of William Randolph Hearst represents a bracing comeback for Peter Bogdanovich.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    Overall, the film feels a little stiff, perhaps because screenwriter Steven Peros adapted his own stage play. But the performances are a delight, especially Dunst's effervescent turn as Marion Davies.
  3. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    30
    The script is dead in the water, and most of the misanthropic repartee rings resoundingly false.
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
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