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so called true to life story based on a lousy screenplay, shallow acting, and a all too predictable ending.
November 23,2009
ROBBIE61987
Critic Reviews
Not an extraordinary movie. In its workmanship it aspires not to be remarkable but to be well made, dependable, moving us because of the hurt in the hero's eyes.Full Review
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
It's so bleak that it would play like a contrived neo-noir if it weren't so consistent, committed and obviously sincere.Full Review
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
Moves along with a quietude, a scruffy direct plainness that has long gone out of style.Full Review
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
Against the backdrop represented by stark images of abandoned buildings and lost dreams, the tale that is City by the Sea emerges, with the power of the visual cues giving this film its forcefulness.Full Review
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
Calls on De Niro to drum up the sort of emotional intensity that's been allowed to atrophy of late. City By The Sea isn't always worthy of him, but it makes enough demands to bring out his best.Full Review
Scott Tobias
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