Bent Reviews

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Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
January 21, 2019
It's easy to see why playwright Martin Sherman's 1979 Bent was such a groundbreaking theatrical achievement and almost as easy to understand why the 1997 film adaptation failed to gain the same traction.
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4
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Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
September 7, 2011
Full Review | Original Score: C+
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
March 9, 2008
Original Score: 4/5
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Emanuel Levy
Variety
April 18, 2006
The screen version of Sherman's play about homosexuals in Nazi Germany shows that tyro director Mathias doesn't know much about film for his erratic approach and inconsistent style bring out the play's weaknesses, though the acting is good.
Original Score: C+

Film Threat
December 6, 2005
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
June 29, 2005
Original Score: 2/5
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com
June 4, 2004
Original Score: 4/5
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
April 24, 2004
Original Score: 3/5
Brandon Judell
PopcornQ
August 19, 2003
brave, brilliantly effective movie which has the added bonus of a crinkled Mick Jagger singing in drag while swinging from a ceiling.
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Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
February 3, 2003
Tired of gay rights movies and Holocaust flicks? This is both, but it still enthralls.
Original Score: 4/5
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
August 30, 2002
Stylized yet substantive drama about the plight of homosexuals in the Holocaust.
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Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
July 30, 2002
Original Score: 3/5
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Globe and Mail
April 12, 2002
Full Review | Original Score: 2/4
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
October 16, 2001
Original Score: 3/5
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James Berardinelli
ReelViews
January 1, 2000
Full Review | Original Score: 2/4
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Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
January 1, 2000
The material is not worthy of its setting.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/4
Edward Johnson-Ott
NUVO Newsweekly
January 1, 2000
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5
Cheryl DeWolfe
Apollo Guide
January 1, 2000
Full Review | Original Score: 81/100
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
January 1, 2000
Full Review | Original Score: 6/10
Bob Satuloff
Film Journal International
January 1, 2000
Remains more a theatrical work than a cinematic one--but its dramatic story, powerful theme and historical importance are undeniable.
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