The Guardian
None of it rings remotely true and his insistence on playing out so many scenes at such a high level can make it an excruciating watch.
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The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Kit Harrington (Game of Thrones) and Oscar winners Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon star in this riches-to-rags story of a TV celebrity and his 11-year-old pen pal fan. When the letters they write to each other get out, it triggers a massive storm of press. The English-language debut of filmmaker Xavier Dolan (Mommy), who reportedly had to cut an entire character out of the final edit that was played by Jessica Chastain.
2018127 minsCanada, UK
Drama
- Director:
- Xavier Dolan ('It's Only the End of the World', 'Mommy', 'Tom at the Farm', 'Heartbeats')
- Writer:
- Jacob TierneyXavier Dolan
- Cast:
- Kit HaringtonNatalie PortmanSusan SarandonKathy Bates
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan | Reviews
IndieWire
A campy (if at times inspired) burst of melodrama and ludicrous scenarios caving into each other in a spectacular mash of half-baked ideas. Read full review
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Hollywood Reporter
Dolan has not quite salvaged a story whose default setting seems to be mirthless, ponderous navel-gazing.
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