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The Song of Names is made from intriguing ingredients, but they never quite coalesce into a drama that satisfies the way it should.
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Far from heightening the sense of mystery, the flashback construction renders the present-day dramatically inert, giving fine actors little to do save deliver exposition. Jan 2, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Far from heightening the sense of mystery, the flashback construction renders the present-day dramatically inert, giving fine actors little to do save deliver exposition.
Barbara VanDenburgh
There's a mystery at the heart of "The Song of Names," but it isn't much of a mystery, and once it's solved, the movie loses what little interest it has. Dec 31, 2019 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
There's a mystery at the heart of "The Song of Names," but it isn't much of a mystery, and once it's solved, the movie loses what little interest it has.
Mick LaSalle
Is a mediocre film worth seeing for a single magnificent sequence that only works properly in context? Here's the test case. Dec 26, 2019 | Rating: C | Full Review…
Is a mediocre film worth seeing for a single magnificent sequence that only works properly in context? Here's the test case.
Mike D'Angelo
Literate, sober, soulful. Dec 25, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Literate, sober, soulful.
Glenn Kenny
The movie never quite justifies the contrivance of its puzzle-box construction. Parlaying this material into an arty whodunit cheapens the real history invoked. Dec 24, 2019 | Full Review…
The movie never quite justifies the contrivance of its puzzle-box construction. Parlaying this material into an arty whodunit cheapens the real history invoked.
Ben Kenigsberg
[The Song of Names] remains among the better serious, adult-oriented films of this holiday season. Dec 24, 2019 | Full Review…
[The Song of Names] remains among the better serious, adult-oriented films of this holiday season.
Gary Goldstein
The Song of Names tests the meaning of friendship and loyalty. More so, it examines the power of remembrance. Jan 19, 2020 | Full Review…
The Song of Names tests the meaning of friendship and loyalty. More so, it examines the power of remembrance.
Wendy Shreve
The story is moving, the acting remarkable and the music glorious, which makes The Song of Names worth waiting out its wobbly start. Jan 17, 2020 | Full Review…
The story is moving, the acting remarkable and the music glorious, which makes The Song of Names worth waiting out its wobbly start.
Cate Marquis
Martin is passionate about finding his adopted brother, but that passion never translates to the screen, as the actors have little chemistry and the time-jumping structure robs the story of its emotional punch. Jan 17, 2020 | Rating: 1.75/5 | Full Review…
Martin is passionate about finding his adopted brother, but that passion never translates to the screen, as the actors have little chemistry and the time-jumping structure robs the story of its emotional punch.
Cameron Meier
The Song of Names aims for high seriousness but fades from the screen without making the expected impact. Jan 10, 2020 | Full Review…
The Song of Names aims for high seriousness but fades from the screen without making the expected impact.
Robert Denerstein
Girard's musically infused WWII drama struggles with familiarity and a tedious middle act. Jan 9, 2020 | Rating: C | Full Review…
Girard's musically infused WWII drama struggles with familiarity and a tedious middle act.
Dustin Chase
The spaces between these notes may drag, but this song is ultimately one worth listening to. Jan 6, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The spaces between these notes may drag, but this song is ultimately one worth listening to.
Chris Knight
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