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Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) Rank 2 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) a score of 2.6806 out of 4
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Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.42 out of 4 stars for Reel.com (Tim Knight)Reel.com (Tim Knight)
...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at Reel.com (Tim Knight)
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Pete Croatto)filmcritic.com (Pete Croatto)
Moore delivers one of the best performances of 2005. ...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at filmcritic.com (Pete Croatto)
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
This is basically a chick flick that isn't for guys. Gals take your friends, guys stay away. ...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Far worse films with far lesser credentials have been given much fairer shots. ...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Bridget Byrne)Boxoffice Magazine (Bridget Byrne)
Like a thumbed-through flipbook, it merges humor and pain in fascinating overlap. ...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Bridget Byrne)
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.38 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.34 out of 4 stars for Decent Films - faith on film (Steven D. Greydanus)Decent Films - faith on film (Steven D. Greydanus)
...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at Decent Films - faith on film (Steven D. Greydanus)
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
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Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic ReviewseFilmCritic Reviews
As everyone should know by now, seeing the words “Based on a True Story” at the start of a movie are hardly a guarantee that the events that we are about to see have any basis in reality; if you doubt me, go see “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” and ...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Her philosophy of forgiveness in the name of love and happiness is put across by Moore with fierce, focused conviction. ...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
The prize in this movie is Moore, a first-rate actress who finds layers in Evelyn that the script fails to investigate. ...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (Jan Stuart)Newsday (Jan Stuart)
The only thing that stands between this woman and canonization is death. ...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at Newsday (Jan Stuart)
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
The movie can be looked on for its incidental evidence of everything wrong with American capitalist obsessed ideology. ...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Evelyn's behavior just seems surreal, and it doesn't help that the movie never settles on a consistent tone, looking back from an ironic distance at first, then moving in for a painfully close look at the Ryans' tribulations. ...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
An uneven but loving tribute to a remarkable woman -- who would, undoubtedly, have wished to rewrite it herself. ...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
It's tough to imagine a guy who won't squirm through this tale of 1950s housewife Evelyn Ryan (Julianne Moore), whose knack for winning jingle contests comes in handy when her booze-hound husband, Kelly (Woody Harrelson), drinks away his machinist ...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
Is Julianne Moore to the girdle born? In The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, Moore comports herself once again with Eisenhower-era placidity as an ideal and idealized housewife and mother — a sister in diminished expectations to the perfectly ...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Anderson can't do much with the inherent limitations of the hagiopic, which demands a repetitive litany of sacrifice and sanctity, with each hill and every valley designed to further enhance the landscape of inspiration. ...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Herald (James Verniere)Boston Herald (James Verniere)
...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at Boston Herald (James Verniere)
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
No knocks on its interesting true story; I just wish it had something more to give of itself on screen than just dolled-up domestic dramedy. ...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Tail Slate (Anne Gilbert)Tail Slate (Anne Gilbert)
...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at Tail Slate (Anne Gilbert)
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
Leaves a bitter little aftertaste. ...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance movie review at Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
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