The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

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jwcdood T @jwcdood Sep 21, 2026 The Rotten Tomatoes pro reviewers (once again) provide their own stench of personal proof that they're too cluelessly stuck in their high and mighty egos to have sensitivity enough to see what they're watching (or maybe they weren't paid enough to offer a decent review?). THE VANISHING OF SYDNEY HALL isn't about a suffering artist. The entire production is a blatantly, "in-your-face obvious" exposé regarding the severe damage of very serious child neglect, extremely abusive parents and uncaring, insensitively pedantic, self centered teachers. And, the production is portrayed with some very, "heartfelt excellent" casting, direction and acting by everyone (not to mention the practically perfect screenplay for the story told). I'll be watching this more than twice. See more Jackson S @RT00105367 Jun 30, 2026 Wow. The critics who rated this film so poorly should be forcefully reassigned to work that they are better suited for. This movie is not a mystery, it is not a drama; it is a tragedy. A true and—I posit Aristotle would argue—very successful tragedy. If you can embrace the depth of this film and stay present through the impending catharsis, you will understand it for its beauty and richness, albeit painful. See more Sam T @RT35562356 Jun 28, 2026 I've very confused by the critics scores for this movie, some of the timeline jumps were confusing to navigate, but it was a beautiful movie that showed a very raw reality for someone struggling with a sudden rise to fame & just as sudden descent into being a literary pariah. He was dealing with multiple traumas throughout the film. Don't listen to the critics, this movie was definitely worth the watch. See more Sterling G @sternels77 Jun 22, 2026 Real people can be pretentious, so what does a character being pretentious have to do with whether a movie is any good or not? It’d be weirder if you watched a movie about a character absorbed in their own misery and thought the movie wasn’t pretentious or came out feeling happy about it. Forget about liking it, I couldn’t stand this movie. But it drew me in and made me feel passionate about every action the characters took. It told a story that was compelling enough for me and my family to pause numerous times and question where it was going or theorize what might happen next. In the same way the teacher told the MC his story ‘manipulated him to keep reading.’ My favorite detail was how Sidney describes a nightmare he has of someone following him, only for that to end up being a good thing. His book saved a single life. Perfectly wraps around to that interview at the beginning when he says he never cared about the book being popular, but whether even one person wanted to read it. See more Emily H. @RT58927386 Jun 15, 2026 I am glad I ignored the rt score/ ratings. I thought this was a very good movie. See more Stephen L @Jason4u0075 Jun 14, 2026 The critics got it very wrong this time. This is a masterpiece. See more Read all reviews

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

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