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Frank

2014

Lenny Abrahamson

Domhnall Gleeson, Michael Fassbender, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot McNairy ...

6.3

7,360

Comedy. Drama A comedy about a young wannabe musician, Jon (Domhnall Gleeson), who discovers he's bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank (Michael Fassbender).

	Media	Author	Review
		Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News	"It's not the sort of festival favorite that will change an industry, make hundreds of millions or earn Oscars. What it will do is charm viewers who appreciate rough gems (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Sara Stewart New York Post	"If Michael Fassbender wears a giant papier-mâché head for most of a film, is he still mesmerizing? Happily, yes (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"A faceless Michael Fassbender stars in this weird and wonderful musical comedy from director Lenny Abrahamson"
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Mr. Abrahamson’s main achievement, enabled by the sensitive and resourceful cast, is to find a tone that is funny without flippancy, sincere without turning to mush."
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"You're in for something funny, touching and vital. Director Lenny Abrahamson knows his way around eccentrics. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Mark Kermode The Guardian	"A weird, wonderful movie that dances to a different beat (...) A funny yet poignant film (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Amber Wilkinson Telegraph	"Off-beat and punk-spirited, Sievey would no doubt approve of the tone and style of this movie (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Geoffrey Macnab The Independent	"For all its dissonances, 'Frank' is provocative and affecting"
		Harry Guerin RTÉ	"[It] deserves its place in the cult music movie pantheon (...) What's missing in melody is made up for in heart and soul (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Donald Clarke Irish Times	"[It] reveals some powerful truths about art and the disordered mind (...) The most impressive aspect of 'Frank' is its seriousness about psychological illness (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Ruairí Moore Film Ireland	"While certainly interesting as an examination of the notion of celebrity, it is difficult to escape the feeling that 'Frank' is, strangely, Abrahamson’s most conventional effort to date."

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