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Mr. Jones

2019

Agnieszka Holland

James Norton, Vanessa Kirby, Peter Sarsgaard, Joseph Mawle ...

5.9

1,004

Drama. Thriller This thriller based on real events, set on the eve of world WWII, sees Hitler’s rise to power and Stalin’s Soviet Union propaganda machine pushing their “utopia” to the Western world. Meanwhile an ambitious young British journalist, Gareth Jones (James Norton) travels to Moscow to uncover the truth behind the propaganda, but then gets a tip that could expose an international conspiracy, one that could cost him and his informant their ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Guy Lodge Variety	"[A] suitably absorbing but somewhat stuffy biopic (...) What should be an urgent political thriller proceeds at a bit of a trudge"
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"A mighty drama jammed inside one that's overstuffed and frustrating (...) [The] riveting core story is bookended by anesthetizing bloat, in a densely cluttered treatment"
		Jonathan Romney Screendaily	"The central story packs enough weight, both narratively and emotionally, to make this essential for outlets on the cusp of art-house and quality mainstream."
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Exasperatingly scattershot for most of its long running time, this restless and misshapen film suggests its director’s nagging discomfort with a straightforward history lesson"
		Tomris Laffly rogerebert.com	"[It] turns Jones’s fascinating (...) life story as an intrepid reporter into a disorganized mélange of genres (...) And yet, Holland’s film manages to get under one’s skin on the whole (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A bold and heartfelt movie (...) It’s a picture with sinew and strength (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Tim Robey Telegraph	"[Jones] is very much a hero for our divided moment – you just wish his own biopic stopped fussing and stepped out of his way.(…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"[Holland] is saddled with a rookie script by Andrea Chalupa that can’t make up its mind about what story it wants to tel"
		Jade Budowski Decider	"An effective and harrowing period drama, one that you may struggle to shake off for some time."

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