The Singing Detective

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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie does not propose to be a comedy, a musical, a film noir story or a medical account. It proposes to be a subjective view of suffering, and the ways this character tries to cope with it. Understand that, and the pieces fall into place.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

Works not primarily because it's a strange and original brew, but because it accomplishes its goals without seeming to force things. The blending of reality with dreams, memories, and imagination is done flawlessly.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

Robert Downey Jr. is great in a role no one less magnetically reckless would dare approach.Read the full review

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