
Effie Gray
2014, Biography/Romance, 1h 48m
83 Reviews 1,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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Effie Gray benefits from its strong cast, elevating a period drama that doesn't strike quite as many narrative sparks as it could. Read critic reviews
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Lady Eastlake
Euphemia "Effie" Gray
Margaret Cox Ruskin
Everett Millais
Mr. Ruskin
John Ruskin
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Critic Reviews for Effie Gray
All Critics (83) | Top Critics (42) | Fresh (35) | Rotten (48)
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It's deadly dull, clogged with all kinds of string and piano music and sunk by a perplexingly lifeless performance by Dakota Fanning as Gray.
April 9, 2015 | Full Review… -
Fanning's controlled presence is ideal for a tale of Victorian repression. But as the film becomes one of quiet liberation, it needs more than her cool reserve.
April 5, 2015 | Full Review… -
...attractively shot, appealingly acted, and decorously eye-opening.
April 3, 2015 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review… -
Wise, who is noticeably older than the 29-year-old Ruskin was at the time the events occurred in real life, gives a tense, implacable performance, and Fanning is touching. The movie, however, directed by Richard Laxton, could use a lot more oomph.
April 3, 2015 | Rating: B- | Full Review… -
A skilled cast fails to lift a morbidly recounted true tale...
April 3, 2015 | Rating: 2.00 | Full Review… -
"Effie Gray" runs 108 minutes, yet it feels like it ends right before the real drama is about to begin.
April 3, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Effie Gray
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Feb 26, 2016Dakota Fanning stars as Effie Gray in this dramatic period film about a wife's struggle to build a marriage. The story follows a young woman who, after marrying an acclaimed novelist, finds herself being kept at a distance and treated as a burden by her husband and his family despite her best efforts to be a dutiful wife. Fanning gives a good performance and does an impressive job at depicting the desperation of the character to find her place in society. But unfortunately, the plot is slow paced and meanders a lot; which, while effectively shows the character's plight, kills much of the film's momentum. Yet despite its problems, on the whole Effie Gray is a fairly compelling character drama.Dann M Super Reviewer
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Feb 03, 2016Some nice scenery and decent acting but moves at a snails pace.jay n Super Reviewer
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