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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Hawthorne is by turn outrageous and pathetic and imperious and poignant and very funny. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The battle of wills between these two strong men [George and Willis] is the centerpiece of the movie, and hugely entertaining. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: In its own shambling, elliptical way it's an entertaining, memorable movie whose 2 1/2 hours go by without strain. Read more
Emanuel Levy, Variety: Hytner's version of Bennett's comic-tragic drama of the tormented king who almost lost his mind confirms that power games, family scandals, and personal intrigues have always been integral to the British Crown, an institution both revered and reviled. Read more
Hal Hinson, Washington Post: Somehow ... this frail figure [George] is an immensely likable -- and, at times, deeply moving -- character. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: [Hawthorne] turns what would surely be an unsympathetic role in lesser hands into something poetic -- and hysterical. Read more