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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: Elegy is a curious example of misplaced good taste. Spanish-born director Isabel Coixet's film, adapted by Nicholas Meyer, recasts into softer, more palatable material the...third in Philip Roth's stories driven by the sensual obsessions of Roth al Read more
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: Elegy is such a serious, oftentimes grave exploration of desire and the ways of aging that it's a miracle the two central characters have as much sex as they do. Read more
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture: Elegy is a spare, melancholy film that is so far in spirit from its source, Philip Roth's The Dying Animal, that I'm tempted to say we should abandon altogether the idea of adapting Roth. Read more
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com: With his fierce, impeccable craft Kingsley shows us around David's tortured, preening, desperate psyche. Read more
Keith Phipps, AV Club: As an acting showcase that builds to some unexpectedly moving moments, Elegy has much to recommend it. Read more
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: Elegy is a rare treat: a serious film that, thanks to Kingsley and the rest, doesn't seem to take itself too seriously. Read more
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: Elegy seems to mourn for the wrong things, making its self-examining characters seem merely narcissistic and more than a little pathetic. Read more
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader: Elegy gives Ben Kingsley one of the best roles of his career. Read more
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: While this may seem like an apologia for randy older men, it doesn't come off that way, and Cruz gives her best performance to date. Read more
Tom Long, Detroit News: The best dramatic film of the year so far. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Director Isabel Coixet sees David's tragedy, but also his life force, and she draws brilliant work out of Cruz. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Kingsley perfectly tunes his performance to these psychological nuances, the strong features in his face undone by an anxious flicker of his eyes. Read more
Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News: It's beautifully photographed and slowly paced, all the better to emphasize the film's emphasis on and exploration of deep feelings. Read more
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: A flat, joyless affair. Read more
John Anderson, Newsday: Touching, wonderfully acted examination of the corrosive effects of doubt on love. Read more
David Denby, New Yorker: Of all the good actors who have adorned the middle-aged-professor films, Ben Kingsley, in Elegy, is the most formidable and convincing. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: A remarkable example of the actor at his best -- conveying wounded hurt or burning hunger with a glance. Read more
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: The movie dog days of August can include dramas, as this abashed adaptation of a Philip Roth novel shows. Read more
Linda Stasi, New York Post: A windbaggy film of Phillip Roth's novella The Dying Animal. Read more
Rex Reed, New York Observer: A depressing but well-made adaptation of a Philip Roth novella by Spanish director Isabel Coixet. Read more
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: If I recommend Elegy to my readers, it is not as a licentiously escapist entertainment, but, rather, as a soberingly eloquent expression of what our lives are all about, whether we want to think about them or not. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Occasionally touching, always interesting. Read more
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: The delicious conflict of a thinker poleaxed by his feelings inflames Isabel Coixet's smoldering Elegy, based on Roth's novella The Dying Animal. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: There is much tragedy and truth in what the makers of this movie have brought to the screen. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: It's nicely done. Read more
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: It's beautiful, but nobody involved was ever sure what the movie was actually about, or why they were making it. Read more
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle: Spanish director Isabel Coixet displays what is almost reverence for the material. You can imagine her whispering on the set. She brings out the absolute best in her top-notch cast. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: The difference this time is the overall quality of the performances. Kingsley and Cruz make the most credible lovers [director Isabel] Coixet has ever paired. Read more
Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out: Elegy sneaks up on you anyway -- even overacted, Roth's intelligence shines through. Read more