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12/04/08
Julia (1977)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:16
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: The story of a friendship between two women and their anti-Nazi efforts during World War II. Though purportedly a true story about Lillian Hellman, her involvement was proved to be untrue by the... [More]
Starring: Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards, Maximilian Schell
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Reviews for Julia
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10/18/08
Top CriticLillian Hellman's tight autobiographical story about memory and friendship gets the full Zinnemann gloss-wash.
06/24/06
Top CriticPowerful story with superb performances.
06/05/04
The individual lives of Julia and Hellman are well handled, but it's the relationship between the two women which makes this such great cinema.
05/24/03
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10/18/08
Top CriticNo review available.
03/01/08
It's all in such good taste that it's downright stupefying.
11/01/07
Beautifully crafted, nominated for nine Academy Awards, a big hit at the box office -- and a dramatic dud.
11/01/07
Top CriticThe period environment, brilliantly recreated in production design, costuming and color processing, complements the topflight performances and direction.
11/01/07
Top CriticNo review available.
01/19/07
Hansomely mounted but superficially written and directed, Julia lacks dramatic focus, a result of confusion as to what exactly Lillian Hellman's memory text is about and also too many jumps in the story's timeframe, with flashbacks within flashbacks.
07/30/06
An understatedly suspenseful drama with both Fonda and Redgrave giving impassioned performances.
02/27/06
No review available.
06/01/05
The movie looks soft, which has nothing to do with the Hellman flintiness, guts, self-mockery, wisdom, above all, impatience with cant.
05/09/05
Top CriticNo review available.
11/19/04
Fascinating, well structured drama with Fonda and Redgrave at their best.
10/30/04
This movie's problems start with its point of view, and it never quite recovers from them.
10/23/04
Top CriticJulia gives us a genuine and affecting portrait of a friendship between two women who confirm each other and strengthen their bonds over the years.
01/23/04
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