
Aging actress Irina Arkadina (Annette Bening) pays summer visits to her brother Pjotr Sorin (Brian Dennehy) and her son Konstantin Treplyov (Billy Howle) on a country estate. On one occasion, she brings Boris Trigorin (Corey Stoll), a successful novelist, with her. Nina Zarechnaya (Saoirse Ronan), a free and innocent girl on a neighboring estate, falls in love with Boris.... (Full plot summary below)
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Aging actress Irina Arkadina (Annette Bening) pays summer visits to her brother Pjotr Sorin (Brian Dennehy) and her son Konstantin Treplyov (Billy Howle) on a country estate. On one occasion, she brings Boris Trigorin (Corey Stoll), a successful novelist, with her. Nina Zarechnaya (Saoirse Ronan), a free and innocent girl on a neighboring estate, falls in love with Boris.
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| NPRElla TaylorThe Seagull, true to its author, turns life into art that's bold enough to ask, "How shall we live?" and brave enough to answer, "With great difficulty." |
| AARP Movies for GrownupsTim AppeloA sizzling cinematic treat that doesn't feel like highbrow homework. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonI found the movie to be just light enough to avoid feeling like a "prestige project" and just weighty enough to feel like it's worth the trouble. |
| Georgia StraightKen Eisner[Bening's] Irina is an undying swan, and not about to be put off by lowlier birds. |
| New York Magazine/VultureDavid EdelsteinDespite a few scenes that are too on the nose, The Seagull... turns out to be very fine. Above all, it’s a platform for a handful of definitive performances. |
| St. Anthony MessengerSr. Rose PacatteIt's like watching an engrossing and funny soap opera. But what we are really watching is a highly constructed study of characters who must interact in a fairly isolated and confined place, however beautiful and comfortable, for a short period of time. |
| San Antonio Current Kiko MartinezA fleeting 98-minute stopover with a cast of particularly grating characters. |
| Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)Sierra Bilton[Saoirse Ronan] may appear on the surface as another run-of-the-mill, pretty and lovey girl, but if you give her films the time of day and see them through, she'll prove you wrong every time. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura Clifford...a quick stepping adaptation featuring a fabulous cast. The film isn't perfect, its takeoff and touchdown both problematic, but everything in between is a smooth, pleasurable ride. |
| Original CinLiam LaceyWhile there are no weak performances here, the cast is working in a vacuum of context. The Seagull, a movie about characters without a sense of purpose, suffers from the same problem. |