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Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, A (2006) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, A (2006) a score of 2.8802 out of 4

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Boxoffice Magazine

If John Cassavetes had made coming-of-age stories, they might have turned out a lot like first-time writer/director Dito Montiel's "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints." Developed at Sundance in workshop form from Montiel's autobiographical memoir of...read the complete Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, A (2006) review at Boxoffice Magazine

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FirstShowing.net (Alex Billington)

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a riveting story set in Astoria, Queens, New York. It's a recollection of one summer in Dito Montiel's (Shia LaBeouf) life as a teen and his return 20 years later (played by Robert Downey Jr.). Dito's days are...read the complete Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, A (2006) review at FirstShowing.net (Alex Billington)

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Variety (Robert Koehler)

Writer-director Montiel creates a movie of many parts that don't always congeal. Mix this with the many meaty scenes and a roster of often exceptional actors and the effect is one of a fabulous acting showcase more than a wholly finished work....read the complete Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, A (2006) review at Variety (Robert Koehler)