Wilson Reviews

Henry King's treatment of the life of Woodrow Wilson is stolid and respectful; it never dares the intimacy that Ford brought to bear on Lincoln, and so it never achieves Ford's mythic heights.

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Through it all stalks a potent personality in Alexander Knox, a newborn star, supported by a flawless cast.

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This is an odd sort of biopic, the kind they don't make anymore.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5

Better than average biopic.

| Original Score: 3/5

Zanuck's biopic of President Woodraw Wilson is a typically middlebrow film, made for American audiences during WWII with more concern for patriotism than history or entertainment.

Full Review | Original Score: C+

Much of the film's exceptional quality is due to the performance of Alexander Knox in the title role.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

The result's handsome, worthy and solemn.

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A lavish biography of Woodrow Wilson.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4