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Gloria (1980)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:19

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.1/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Writer-director John Cassavetes presents one of his most touching motion pictures with this story of the unlikely bond between a cynical New Yorker and a young boy. Gloria (Gena Rowlands), the... Writer-director John Cassavetes presents one of his most touching motion pictures with this story of the unlikely bond between a cynical New Yorker and a young boy. Gloria (Gena Rowlands), the quintessential "tough-talkin' dame"--complete with time in prison and ties to the mob--has put those days behind her, now living a quiet, solitary life. That changes when the Mafia marks her neighbors for death and Gloria is asked to care for their young son, Phil (John Adames). She reluctantly agrees, but because the boy knows incriminating information, they must immediately go into hiding, which takes them on a journey through New York City and ends up sparking a mother-son bond that neither could have ever expected. Cassavetes creates an empowering female role with Gloria, and Rowlands (his real-life wife) runs with it, making her transformation from bitter ex-criminal to overprotective, yet still tough, mother figure seem honest and believable. It is this budding maternal relationship that gives the film a sweetness even amid the gun smoke. [More]

Starring: Gena Rowlands, Buck Henry, Julie Carmen, John Adames

Starring: Gena Rowlands, Buck Henry, Julie Carmen, John Adames, Edward Wilson

Director: John Cassavetes

Director: John Cassavetes
Screenwriter: John Cassavetes

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Feb 25, 2003

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Gena Rowlands is excellent as the tired woman who decides to take her chances for the boy. The kid is a right blend of understanding and childish tantrums.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
05/27/08
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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John Cassavetes clearly set out to make a commercial film, but, intransigent personality that he was, he turned in a slice of pure avant-garde.

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05/27/08
Dave Kehr
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Under the masterful direction of husband John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands delivers a gutsy, spellbinding performance in this excellent crime film.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
08/30/06
TV Guide's Movie Guide

It's clear from the opening montage that we're in the hands of a master.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

No review available.

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02/17/06
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

No review available.

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06/17/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Any Cassavetes is worthwhile viewing

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10/19/04
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

More than any other recent film I can think of, Gloria is a movie that depends on the mood you're in when you see it.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
08/30/04
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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11/15/03
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

One of Cassavetes' most accessible and involving movies.

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10/29/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

John Cassavetes made some iffy movies during his career, but none is worse than the original Gloria.

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10/01/03
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rowlands's gutsy portrayal of the woman who takes a redemptive and life-threatening plunge, and Adames as the brat who grows up fast in the pressurized situation.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/24/03
Channel 4 Film

More intriguing than a standard Hollywood gangster movie.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
03/28/03
Chris Robe
Chris Robe
PopMatters

Indie godfather John Cassavetes transforms Gena Rowlands into his own little Pam Grier in this oddly sweet-and-sour, PG-rated mob melodrama.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
03/14/03
Eric Henderson
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine

Gloria boasts a tough and tender performance by Gina Rowlands as an ex-gun moll and showgirl whose nurturing instincts come to the fore when she is called upon to protect a little boy in jeopardy.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/03/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

A reasonably entertaining and refreshingly off-beat action/drama.

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01/10/03
Nick Davis
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08/11/02
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08/09/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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07/26/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
 
 
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