I'm Not There.
Weinstein Company, The | Release Date: November 21, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
Positive:
28
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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50
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
Too often, it’s the MOVIE that isn’t there. What’s meant to be archetypal comes across as superficial. Read full review
50
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Stylistically audacious in the way it employs six different actors and assorted visual styles to depict various aspects of the troubadour's life and career, the film nevertheless lacks a narrative and a center, much like the "ghost" at its core. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
It's not nearly as enjoyable as one of his rambling, meditative songs, though perhaps it is aspiring to be the cinematic equivalent. Give me "Tangled Up in Blue" any day over this incoherent, tangled trip. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
If any man should be more than the sum of his parts, it's an artist. But Todd Haynes' I'm Not There makes Bob Dylan less than the sum of his parts. It's like a tony art-school parlor game. Read full review
40
The New YorkerAnthony Lane
It makes “Yellow Submarine” look like a miracle of sober narrative. Read full review
40
TimeRichard Schickel
It doesn't work. It is just a mess -- though the sound track, full of Dylan songs is, of course, good to hear. But it is not better than the track on Martin Scorsese's "No Direction Home" documentary of two years ago. Read full review
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