De-Lovely Critic Reviews
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Based upon 15 Critic Reviews- Highest Rated
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De-Lovely has its moments of delight. Its defects lie mostly in failing to fully delineate what made musical icon Cole Porter tick. Read the full review
Despite a subject of immense potential -- the movie's surprisingly uninvolving. Read the full review
As a bio-pic, De-Lovely is pretty standard, run-of-the-mill stuff (albeit with an interesting framing device). However, as a "best hits" collection of Cole Porter's music, it is unparalleled. Read the full review
A limited movie that can't animate its subject amid all the tricks and glitz. De-Lovely is devoid of life. Read the full review
A sprightly musical revue built around Cole Porter songs and a few biographical tidbits culled from his extraordinary life. Read the full review
Something certainly blows here, but it isn't the archangel's horn. Read the full review
The movie drains Cole and Linda Porter of blood and fills them with embalming fluid. Read the full review
De-Lovely is something dishy and rare: a biopic about a happy, and even enchanted, man. Read the full review
At its best, De-Lovely evokes a time, a place and a sound with stylish wit and sophistication. Read the full review
A musical and a biography, and brings to both of those genres a worldly sophistication that is rare in the movies.Read the full review
