Hollywoodland Reviews
Cinema Writer
Outside of the novelty of seeing Ben Affleck assaying a dramatic role, there isn't much in Hollywoodland to keep us hooked.
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| Original Score: 2/4
CinePassion
Starts with artful delusions before dribbling into nothingness
JWR
Despite a stellar cast, Coulter and screenwriter Paul Bernbaum can’t decide whether to plumb the depths of 'noir' or tug at the heartstrings of failed ambition.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
Cinerina
Like Ben from Bennifer, George Reeves aspired to be a Great Actor, but was weighed down by audience expectations. Affleck does a terrific job with this role.
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| Original Score: 4.5/5
Cinema Crazed
Strong ensemble performances, tight direction, and a stand out from Affleck make this an excellent revisiting of an old Hollywood case...
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| Original Score: 3/4
musicOMH.com
every bit as ambitious, if never as flawed, as the characters it portrays.
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| Original Score: 4/5
UGO
May not have all the answers about the death of one of the icons behind the big red 'S,' but by gathering one of the better ensembles of the year, it makes the legend interesting again.
Cinema em Cena
Tentando evocar a mesma atmosfera sufocante de Los Angeles %u2013 Cidade Proibida, surge como pálida (literalmente) imitação do excepcional trabalho de Curtis Hanson.
| Original Score: 3/5
Urban Cinefile
From a character point of view, Adrien Brodey's emotional journey as a broken down investigator and a broken down father from a broken marriage, is the film's incomplete centrepiece, Ben Affleck's superb portrayal of George Reeves notwithstanding.
Uruguay Total
Un atractivo y bien logrado ejemplo de cine negro donde se mezclan glamour y misterio, con estupendo elenco y excelente recreación de época y atmósfera.
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| Original Score: 3/5
SA Movie & DVD Magazine
Middle-aged angst - and not the mystery of Reeves' unsolved death - lies at the heart of Hollywoodland.
BlackFilm.com
Worthwhile for the amusement of the escape to a bygone era alone. But when you factor in an absorbing pulp fiction plotline, you've got all you can ask of a cinematic experience.
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| Original Score: 4/4
Bangitout.com
But dreams of fame evolve. And where once it would have just been enough to be recognized, it becomes apparent only later that this is not quite enough.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Empire Magazine
Frustratingly ambiguous as a thriller, Coulter's strong debut should be approached as a disturbing parable on the nature of fame.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Laramie Movie Scope
It is not just that people die in the film, its the way their souls get mauled while they are still alive.
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| Original Score: B
thelondonpaper
It's Affleck's ghost of film future. Watch his hurt-glazed eyes as he sits in the screening of From Here to Eternity while all around him people laugh at 'Superman' pretending to be someone else.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Movie Eye
Stark, probing and beautifully crafted, Hollywoodland is a slow-burning mystery/thriller that intriguingly jumps along with each suspenseful frame.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4
Top CriticIt's worth seeing for Affleck alone, deftly communicating the distance between the put-on cardboard debonairness of this hunk-about-town and the gnawing uncertainties beneath his Superman outfit.
