Handicapped by the script's utter implausibility, which is alleviated not one whit by the strained direction of Nicholas Ray, Dean's delineation is far below the arrestingly high standards set by ... Eden.
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06/05/02
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:39
Rotten:2
Average Rating:8.1/10
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Reviews for Rebel Without a Cause
When first released, neither studio nor critics knew what to make of it, failing to realize that it would become the most influential work in American film history
07/19/05
In this powerful study of juvenile violence, Dean is riveting as a teenager groping for love from a society he finds alien and oppressive.
10/23/07
For all its faults this is still the teen angst melodrama to end them all, and Dean's performance established him as an icon, a legend and a myth.
10/23/07
A fine script, dynamic direction, doomed romantic idealism and telling performances make this the most timeless of Ray's gripping, socially aware dramas.
04/01/06
Just like its hero, the film is operatic and grandiose in places, shambling and inarticulate in others, but always intensely watchable.
08/06/01
There are some excruciating flashes of accuracy and truth in this film.
05/20/03
East of Eden is definitely the stronger movie, but this performance is likely to be the one that tugged and forever defined the unexplainable angst of youth.
12/08/02
People like to say that Dean was nothing but a Marlon Brando imitation, but Marlon never looked this young, this perfect.
12/06/05
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01/23/04
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10/18/05
Profoundly romantic and lacerating in its despair.
05/23/05
The performances of James Dean and Sal Mineo plus the presence of some potent scenes of adolescent angst give the film vitality and validity.
01/01/00
An unmissable film, made with a delirious compassion.
10/23/07
Top CriticIt sides with the rebellious youths.
01/01/00
Rebel really belongs entirely to Dean and his iconic red windbreaker
05/19/05
Fine film about teen angst and coming of age. Terrific performances by James Dean and Natalie Wood.
10/24/03
Dean's finest film, hardly surprisingly in that Ray was one of the great '50s directors.
02/09/06
No review available.
02/05/05
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