Venus (2006)
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Reviews Counted:144
Fresh:128
Rotten:16
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: Audiences may attend to witness Peter O'Toole's Oscar-worthy performance, but they'll also be treated to a humane, tender exploration of maturing with both dignity and irreverence.
Theatrical Release:Dec 21, 2006 Limited
Box Office: $3,261,449
Synopsis: Screen legend Peter O'Toole stars in this moving story of an elderly actor and his somewhat questionable relationship with a teenage girl. Maurice (O'Toole) and his friend Ian (Leslie Phillips) are... [More]
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Jodie Whittaker, Leslie Phillips, Vanessa Redgrave
Director: Roger Michell
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Reviews for Venus
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Worth seeing for O'Toole's incorrigible twilight jesting Full Review |
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7/10 |
While age may have devoured O'Toole's youth, it has been utterly unable to touch his blistering talent, or his eyes which still sparkle with rakish light. Full Review |
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B- |
The only thing that resonated with me was O'Toole, who is at his playful best playing a role made to order for him of the boozer rascal who could charm a snake. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Superb acting on life's journey; not for kids. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Una comedia dramática agridulce donde brilla con luz propia el formidable Peter O'Toole, en un papel que tiene mucho de sí mismo. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
There is consequently an authenticity to the movie that's intensified by O'Toole's expectedly masterful performance... Full Review |
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What makes Venus unforgettable is not the fine direction and script, or Vanessa Redgrave's startling cameo as Maurice's suffering ex-wife, or Whittaker's award-worthy debut; it's that the viewer can't draw a line between O'Toole's career and Maurice's. Full Review |
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7/10 |
...neither a romance nor a comedy but an engaging slice of life, a charming treat that reminds us how fragile life is. Full Review |
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3/4 |
He quotes Shakespeare; she quotes Kylie Minogue.The plot takes an awkward turn about two-thirds of the way through, but up until then, Kureishi's screenplay offers an intriguing contrast of styles. Full Review |
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7/10 |
Not winning the Oscar takes nothing away from Peter O'Toole's unforgettable performance as Maurice, a gifted, once devastatingly handsome man who, as the doleful lyrics of a recent Morrissey song state, falls in love even as he lies on his deathbed. Full Review |
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 3/5 |
Vênus se salva do fracasso graças ao veterano Peter O'Toole, que oferece uma performance digna do homem responsável por encarnar figuras inesquecíveis como T.E. Lawrence, o Rei Henry II e mesmo o absurdo Eli Cross. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Venus isn't just a small-scale character study, but a thing of beauty to be treasured -- just like its star. Full Review |
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B+ |
A movie that recognizes that in old age, our minds might remain bright with humor and mischief, but our bodies nevertheless betray us. Coming to terms with that gives "Venus" its emotional final act. Full Review |
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6/10 |
The film is engaging. There is a good deal of humanity and a bit of nostalgia. Full Review |
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Peter O'Toole so completely throws himself into the role of Maurice... that the only response is to suspect that he is letting us see the real man behind the actorly mask... Full Review |
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4/5 |
So many movies presume to instruct us on how to be young, and to insist we remain that way. Here’s a rare picture that with all due respect -- and all due irreverence -- would like to suggest one vital way of being old. Full Review |
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