Being Julia Critic Reviews
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The filmmakers have brought such breadth and depth to the material. Everyone counts in this film, not just Julia Lambert. Read the full review
Bening makes the movie into something finer still.Read the full review
You can feel her (Bening) drag Being Julia uphill for an hour and a half until the final 15 minutes, when the ground finally levels out and the picture becomes fine, vengeful fun.Read the full review
A one-woman show.Read the full review
Being Julia flirts too heavily with soap opera clichés, but it has enough surprises to keep you guessing, and for Annette Bening it's the liveliest of comebacks.Read the full review
A delightful though wafer-thin starring vehicle for one of our finest actresses, Annette Bening.Read the full review
May lack originality but makes up for it in sheer bravado and really nice clothesRead the full review
Ms. Bening is the only reason to see the movie, but a compelling reason. Just like Julia, she prevails over lesser mortals with unfailing zest. Read the full review
Annette Bening plays Julia in a performance that has great verve and energy, and just as well, because the basic material is wheezy melodrama.Read the full review
Bening takes a complex, sometimes cloying character and makes her sympathetic - all the while pulling off a British accent with seeming ease. She single-handedly makes the movie worth seeing. Read the full review
