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Goya's Ghosts (2007) Rank 3 Reviews
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IGN Movies (Todd Gilchrist)
But in the end Goya's Ghosts is a far riskier and more provocative film than others released this summer, less because it targets relevant issues than the fact it refuses to take a stance on them on one side or the other. ...read the complete Goya's Ghosts movie review at IGN Movies (Todd Gilchrist)
Orlando Weekly (John Thomason)
Goya’s Ghosts is less about the eponymous painter than it is a gripping two-part story of politics and faith during and after the Spanish Inquisition. ...read the complete Goya's Ghosts movie review at Orlando Weekly (John Thomason)
Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)
Goya's Ghosts is a smart, darkly funny and deeply pessimistic film. It looks good and features wonderful performances. ...read the complete Goya's Ghosts movie review at Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Reminds us of the wisdom behind the title of Goya's most famous etching: 'The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters.' ...read the complete Goya's Ghosts movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
An extraordinarily beautiful film that plays almost like an excuse to generate its images. ...read the complete Goya's Ghosts movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Rich in color and period detail, the film attempts an epic sprawl it never quite achieves, but the movie is always enjoyable and interesting. ...read the complete Goya's Ghosts movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Detroit Free Press (John Monaghan)
While there are probably computer-generated backgrounds and armies on screen, the movie still has the feel of an old-fashioned epic. ...read the complete Goya's Ghosts movie review at Detroit Free Press (John Monaghan)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Not a perfect film, but its implications have profound resonance. ...read the complete Goya's Ghosts movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Goya gets lost as the filmmakers turn Spanish history into a chronicle of easy contemporary targets. They don't just hit the social-political bull's-eye -- they obliterate it with a cannon and inadvertently scorch the dramatic landscape all around it. ...read the complete Goya's Ghosts movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
Forman ought to have put his film to The Question a little longer before letting it loose on the world. ...read the complete Goya's Ghosts movie review at EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Paula Nechak)
Instead of inflaming passion and inspiration, the film snuffs it out with the sin of being dull. ...read the complete Goya's Ghosts movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Paula Nechak)
Oregonian (Marc Mohan)
More than two decades ago, Forman gave us Amadeus , a portrait of the historical artist that both captured a time and made its people seem real and recognizable. On that second point, the new film falls far short. ...read the complete Goya's Ghosts movie review at Oregonian (Marc Mohan)
Empire (Kim Newman)
The moral and physical chaos of Spain under a comically corrupt monarchy, the less amusing Inquisition, Napoleon’s idiot brother and the Duke of Wellington obviously reminds the Czech Milos Forman of his homeland’s 20th century sufferings, and this is ...read the complete Goya's Ghosts movie review at Empire (Kim Newman)
Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)
Director/co-writer Milos Forman explores the brutality and suspicion of 18th century Spain through the work of painter Francisco Goya (Stellan Skarsgard) and two of his subjects: Brother Lorenzo (Javier Bardem), a dishonorable member of the Inquisition, ...read the complete Goya's Ghosts movie review at Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)
ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
The film spans almost 20 years of Spanish history, beginning in 1792 during the later years of the Spanish Inquisition, through the invasion of Spain by Napoleon's army to the restoration of the Spanish monarchy by Wellington. The production design is ...read the complete Goya's Ghosts movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
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