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A disappointing misfire for director Sidney Lumet, A Stranger Among Us tries to tell a murder mystery and a fish-out-of-water love story, doing a disservice to both.
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A Stranger Among Us isn't emotionally on a much higher level than a Harlequin romance, but Lumet keeps the actors in front of us, and we enjoy watching them. May 3, 2014 | Full Review…
A Stranger Among Us isn't emotionally on a much higher level than a Harlequin romance, but Lumet keeps the actors in front of us, and we enjoy watching them.
Peter Rainer
[Lumet] may be the quintessential New York director, but A Stranger Among Us argues that he should stay out of Brooklyn. May 3, 2014 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
[Lumet] may be the quintessential New York director, but A Stranger Among Us argues that he should stay out of Brooklyn.
Desmond Ryan
Director Sidney Lumet is obviously fascinated by the Hasidic community, and he displays this fascination by presenting the Jewish characters and settings with affection and respect. May 3, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Director Sidney Lumet is obviously fascinated by the Hasidic community, and he displays this fascination by presenting the Jewish characters and settings with affection and respect.
Jay Boyar
Although it's enjoyable as a bittersweet, fish-out-of-water love story, Sidney Lumet's A Stranger Among Us is less effective when it transforms itself into an exotic whodunit. May 3, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Although it's enjoyable as a bittersweet, fish-out-of-water love story, Sidney Lumet's A Stranger Among Us is less effective when it transforms itself into an exotic whodunit.
John Hartl
A Stranger Among Us is eerily devoid of precisely the kind of urban detail and atmosphere that has always given Lumet`s work its authority, even when his storytelling falters. May 3, 2014 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…
A Stranger Among Us is eerily devoid of precisely the kind of urban detail and atmosphere that has always given Lumet`s work its authority, even when his storytelling falters.
Dave Kehr
Griffith's artless embodiment of the script's deranged idea of tough-gal gumption isn't as amusing as it should be. She's a B-picture heroine stuck in an absurdly self-conscious prestige project. May 3, 2014
Griffith's artless embodiment of the script's deranged idea of tough-gal gumption isn't as amusing as it should be. She's a B-picture heroine stuck in an absurdly self-conscious prestige project.
Michael Sragow
A Stranger Among Us is rife with laughably heavy-handed instances of plot and character development... February 3, 2016 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
A Stranger Among Us is rife with laughably heavy-handed instances of plot and character development...
David Nusair
A Stranger Among Us is an unwieldy yarn that plays passion against faith and tradition in a most unconvincing manner. May 3, 2014 | Full Review…
A Stranger Among Us is an unwieldy yarn that plays passion against faith and tradition in a most unconvincing manner.
Roger Hurlburt
If I were a rich man, I wouldn't have had to see A Stranger Among Us. May 3, 2014 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
If I were a rich man, I wouldn't have had to see A Stranger Among Us.
Stephen Hunter
Scenes of life among the Hasidim are soft and amber-tinged, in keeping with Lumet's idealized conception of their lives. The effect is so pronounced that it begins to grow comical. May 3, 2014 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Scenes of life among the Hasidim are soft and amber-tinged, in keeping with Lumet's idealized conception of their lives. The effect is so pronounced that it begins to grow comical.
Gary Thompson
Despite the high-concept kitchiness of its premise, A Stranger Among Us is a satisfying drama with genuine star quality at its core. May 3, 2014 | Full Review…
Despite the high-concept kitchiness of its premise, A Stranger Among Us is a satisfying drama with genuine star quality at its core.
Lumet made the regrettable choice of sacrificing credible character development and a worthy script for the sake of maintaining Hasidic authenticity and attenuated scenes of religious observances. May 3, 2014 | Full Review…
Lumet made the regrettable choice of sacrificing credible character development and a worthy script for the sake of maintaining Hasidic authenticity and attenuated scenes of religious observances.
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