| Being Julia Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 8/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Being Julia" (Sony Pictures Classics)
If Annette Bening doesn't walk off with a Best Actress Oscar nomination,
there is no justice!
In this starring vehicle, she plays one of the theater's greatest divas,
Julia...more |
| Being Julia Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 4/5) |
| Who says there aren't good roles for women any more? Annette Bening
(the titular Julia) runs the emotional gamut from spoiled diva,
intoxicated lover, venegeful witch, loving mom, humbled reject,
glorious star, and everything in-between, and you really...more |
| Being Julia Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| Hello, Oscar. Oozing charm from every pore, Annette Bening gives an absolutely
delightful performance as Julia Lambert, an actress who acts twenty-four hours
a day. Bening has a lock on an Academy Award nomination and, given how she is
loved and...more |
| Being Julia Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 7/10) |
| CAPSULE: A well-produced look at the London stage in
pre-war London, based on a novella by Somerset Maugham.
The characters may not be as endearing as intended.
Rating: low +2 (-4 to +4) or 7/10 more |
| Being Julia Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: A) |
| Reviewed by Harvey S. Karten
Sony Pictures Classics
Grade: A
Directed by: Istvan Szabo
Written by: Ronald Harwood, novella "Theatre" by W. Somerset
Maugham
Cast: Annette Bening, Juliet Stevenson, Maury Chaykin,
Shaun Evans, Michael Gambon, Bruce...more |
