2013
Not Rated
Tribeca Films
1 h 24 m

2013
Not Rated
Tribeca Films
1 h 24 m

Summary Fred (Stanley Tucci) arrives at the doorstep of his beautiful young mistress Velvet (Alice Eve) after four years apart, claiming to have finally left his wife. But when she rejects his attempts to rekindle their romance, his persistence evolves into obsession, and a dark history between the former lovers comes into focus. [Tribeca Film]

Drama

Directed By: Neil LaBute

Written By: Neil LaBute

2013
Not Rated
Tribeca Films
1 h 24 m

2013
Not Rated
Tribeca Films
1 h 24 m

Some Velvet Morning

Name: Some Velvet Morning
Genre: Drama
Released: 2013-12-13
Duration: 1 min 24 s
Rating: 54
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Alice Eve

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Neil LaBute

Written By: Neil LaBute

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Stanley Tucci

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Velvet

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Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews

53% Positive
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Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews

53% Positive
9 Reviews

29% Mixed
5 Reviews

18% Negative
3 Reviews

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The Playlist

Nov 5, 2013

LaBute has consistently made intriguing, often idiosyncratic films in his career, but he hasn't made anything this unsettling and unforgettable in a very long time.

By Gabe Toro FULL REVIEW

Empire

Dec 19, 2013

Like LaBute's best work, this tense drama is not for all tastes, but anyone game to watch two effortlessly volatile and vulnerable performers trade barbs for 83 minutes ought to give this due consideration.

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RogerEbert.com

Dec 13, 2013

The absolute ending of Some Velvet Morning is a stunner, one that is sure to irk and awe viewers in equal measure (I’m in the latter camp). LaBute may not be saying anything novel about constricting gender roles and the cynical ways in which we sell ourselves out, but he is saying it in his signature, provocative style.

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The A.V. Club

Dec 11, 2013

LaBute has always been fond of the last-second rug-pull that re-contextualizes everything, but Some Velvet Morning’s climactic revelation is distinct from those of his previous films in a specific, intriguing way, one that trades brutality for something more poignant. If only the journey to that destination were a bit more flavorful.

By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW

Observer

Dec 16, 2013

If you’re patience doesn’t wear out, the movie culminates in that clever shock ending that not only explains everything but gives what you’ve just seen a rewarding jolt.

By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW

New York Daily News

Dec 12, 2013

As an acting symposium, this is 83 minutes of Tucci exercises; never a bad thing. The wooden Eve does her best, but director/writer Neil LaBute unfortunately underwrote her character — by design, it would seem, given all that transpires.

By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Dec 11, 2013

To watch the film is to wonder once again why Neil LaBute was ever taken seriously as a so-called dramatist of the gulf between the sexes.

By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW

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