The Goldfinch
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: September 13, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 41 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
24
Negative:
11
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranSep 12, 2019
While the result is not flawless, this is a polished, impressive attempt that pays off in the end. It may take awhile to get there, but its themes of loss, longing, heartache and betrayal, not to mention the nature and value of beautiful objects, do ultimately move us. Read full review
70
IGNChris TillySep 8, 2019
Theo is an engaging character – for the most part well played – and his journey is both entertaining and heartbreaking. Meaning much like the painting at the centre of this tale, Theo’s story both survives, and endures. despite the fragmented film’s shortcomings. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattSep 10, 2019
The Goldfinch feels like more than the sum of its disparate parts; a painting in the wrong frame, maybe, but one whose imperfect beauty still draws you in. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 14, 2019
We few, we not-easily-bored few, can catch “The Goldfinch” in a theater and revel in unerringly modulated performances — everybody is so softspoken that the verbal explosions have alarming violence about them — and a world we might envy, or at least resent a little bit. Read full review
63
The Associated PressLindsey BahrSep 12, 2019
The Goldfinch is stoic and sad, occasionally brilliant and more often confusing. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChris BarsantiSep 10, 2019
Enough of the individual moments pulled from the rag-and-bone shop of Donna Tartt’s sprawling mystery narrative make an emotional impact that the story’s structural issues fail to register as much at first. Read full review
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