The Humbling
Barry Levinson (Rain Man) adapts Philip Roth's bestselling novel about an ageing, washed-up actor who starts to confuse performance with real life. Played by Al Pacino, the former stage legend enters an affair with a young lesbian (the great Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha) who idolises him.
2014Rating: M102 minsUSA
ComedyDrama
- Director:
- Barry Levinson ('The Bay', 'Sleepers', 'Rain Man', 'Good Morning, Vietnam')
- Writer:
- Buck HenryMichal Zebede
- Cast:
- Al PacinoGreta GerwigKyra SedgwickDianne WiestCharles Grodin
The Humbling / Reviews
The New York Times
The movie is too shrewd to qualify as a jeremiad, but underneath the comedy are boiling undercurrents of anger and despair.
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The Dissolve
For every element that doesn't work, there's a moment that crackles with electricity and conviction.
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Los Angeles Times
If you can adjust to the film's uneven rhythms and often illusory vibe, there's a treasure trove of off-kilter humor, affecting pathos and first-class acting to be savored.
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Hollywood Reporter
Once Pacino is surrounded by other characters, the comedy comes thick and fast and the material begins to come together in an absurd sort of way.
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