As John Barrymore reckons with the ravages of his life of excess, he rents an old theatre to rehearse for a backer's audition to raise money for a revival of his 1920 Broadway triumph in Richard III.... (Full plot summary below)
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As John Barrymore reckons with the ravages of his life of excess, he rents an old theatre to rehearse for a backer's audition to raise money for a revival of his 1920 Broadway triumph in Richard III.
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| New York TimesManohla DargisMr. Plummer stumbles beautifully, poignantly and often, leering and searching through a haze of memory or, with concern edged with panic, calling for "a line, a line" much as Richard III calls for a horse. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumAmong the drawbacks: Director Érik Canuel jumps through hoops in an effort to make the stage piece (by William Luce) move like the movie piece it isn't. |
| New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinGod, I love Plummer's performance - the twiddling fingers, the tipsy sway of the head, the reverberating roar, as well as the pathos of a man who can't stop acting long enough to hear the cry of his own soul. |
| Flicks.co.nzJames CrootAs an acting masterclass, it's educational and entertaining. |
| USA TodayRobert BiancoThink of it as one great performer saluting another. |
| StaciWilson.comStaci Layne WilsonIn spite of creating a CGI world around Plummer, much is lost in this translation, making an impressive performance from him seem inert. |
| New York PostLou LumenickWith much help from an exasperated off-screen prompter - the only other performer in this small gem - Plummer's Barrymore shows flashes of glory as he delivers bits and pieces of various Shakespearean roles. |
| 3AWJim SchembriErik Canuel, who directed and adapted the work, employs a host of cinematic techniques to enhance Plummer's spell-binding turn as a crotchety has-been who, in 1942, attempts to revive his career by playing Richard III. |
| The New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe interest is in Plummer himself-who he is, what he can do. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldYou wish you could be seeing this performance live, as it's meant to be seen - but lacking that, "Barrymore" on the big screen provides its own thrills. |
