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Reader, The (2008) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Reader, The (2008) a score of 2.6167 out of 4

based on (15) reviews

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(11)

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(2)

Fair

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Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (Bob Bloom)

"The Reader" is a gripping story of sexual awakening, shared guilt, shame and discovery....read the complete Reader, The (2008) review at Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (Bob Bloom)

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Times Online

The latter, it transpires, was once a Nazi prison guard, and her show trial, in the mid-1960s, is the dramatic heart of the film....read the complete Reader, The (2008) review at Times Online

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I.E. Weekly

A sight-perfect simulacrum of human feelings that ultimately feels as uneasily hollow as staring robot Abraham Lincoln in the eye....read the complete Reader, The (2008) review at I.E. Weekly

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The Guardian

Under the gloss of high production value, under the sheen of hardback good taste, there is something naive and glib and meretricious. It left a very strange taste in my mouth....read the complete Reader, The (2008) review at The Guardian