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Measure of a Man has a handful of ingredients that set it apart from the crowded field of coming-of-age dramas -- but not enough, unfortunately, to make it worth seeking out.
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Brings no distinctive personality or plot angles to a very familiar set of misfit-hero woes and eventual, underwhelming triumphs. May 11, 2018 | Full Review…
Brings no distinctive personality or plot angles to a very familiar set of misfit-hero woes and eventual, underwhelming triumphs.
Dennis Harvey
There is a lot to love in this gently funny and wise little movie. May 10, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
There is a lot to love in this gently funny and wise little movie.
Michael O'Sullivan
It's a sweet and knowing and lovely and funny story, but occasionally the spell of warm nostalgia is broken by painful moments of family heartbreak and cruel bullying. May 10, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
It's a sweet and knowing and lovely and funny story, but occasionally the spell of warm nostalgia is broken by painful moments of family heartbreak and cruel bullying.
Richard Roeper
Sincere but underwhelming. May 10, 2018 | Full Review…
Sincere but underwhelming.
John DeFore
It's just another version of a story we've seen many times before. May 10, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
It's just another version of a story we've seen many times before.
Bill Goodykoontz
Offers decisive proof that fresh and different is overrated when you've got a strong cast, a beautifully written script and fittingly measured direction. May 9, 2018 | Full Review…
Offers decisive proof that fresh and different is overrated when you've got a strong cast, a beautifully written script and fittingly measured direction.
Michael Rechtshaffen
While occasionally difficult to watch Measure of a Man is overall entertaining and reminds the audience to never settle and always be their best selves. Jul 15, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
While occasionally difficult to watch Measure of a Man is overall entertaining and reminds the audience to never settle and always be their best selves.
Allison Rose
Instead of rehashing familiar tropes, the film keeps the audience engaged with a first-class performance by Blake Cooper as the film's 14-year old protagonist Bobby Marks. Oct 28, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Instead of rehashing familiar tropes, the film keeps the audience engaged with a first-class performance by Blake Cooper as the film's 14-year old protagonist Bobby Marks.
Joe Friar
The accumulating power of The Measure of a Man is in its small details and undemonstrative approach. Jul 9, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The accumulating power of The Measure of a Man is in its small details and undemonstrative approach.
Philippa Hawker
Heartfelt lessons about bullying and self-esteem are shoehorned into a contrived and predictable narrative structure in this mildly nostalgic coming-of-age drama. May 18, 2018 | Full Review…
Heartfelt lessons about bullying and self-esteem are shoehorned into a contrived and predictable narrative structure in this mildly nostalgic coming-of-age drama.
Todd Jorgenson
A tender, heartfelt and endearing drama with a breakthrough performance by Blake Cooper. May 11, 2018 | Rating: 8.46/10 | Full Review…
A tender, heartfelt and endearing drama with a breakthrough performance by Blake Cooper.
Avi Offer
Accurate period details weren't a high priority in Jim Loach's coming-of-age story Measure of a Man. May 11, 2018 | Full Review…
Accurate period details weren't a high priority in Jim Loach's coming-of-age story Measure of a Man.
Jeffrey Edalatpour
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