A disjointed oddity.
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08/23/07
Goya's Ghosts (2007)
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Reviews Counted:83
Fresh:24
Rotten:59
Average Rating:4.8/10
Consensus: Ornate costumes and a talented cast can't make up for Ghosts' glacial pace and confused plot.
Theatrical Release:04-05-2007
Synopsis: From two-time Academy Award® winning director Milos Forman and three-time Academy Award® winning producer Saul Zaentz, GOYA'S GHOSTS is a sweeping historical epic, told through the eyes of... [More]
Starring: Natalie Portman, Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsgaard, Randy Quaid
Director: Milos Forman
Reviews for Goya's Ghosts
Think of it as an Amadeus that doesn't work.
08/23/07
Goya’s Ghosts is less about the eponymous painter than it is a gripping two-part story of politics and faith during and after the Spanish Inquisition.
08/23/07
Goya's Ghosts is a smart, darkly funny and deeply pessimistic film. It looks good and features wonderful performances.
08/18/07
Forman ought to have put his film to The Question a little longer before letting it loose on the world.
08/13/07
Goya's Ghosts has ambitious goals that it never fully attains. It proves intermittently fascinating but ultimately disappointing.
08/11/07
What Forman doesn't give us is drama of sure coherence or credibility, but the trappings entrance.
08/10/07
Goya's Ghosts uses the lives of artists and historical figures to show us the best and the worst of our human impulses.
08/10/07
It's a richly seen and felt movie, but not one with a feel-good message.
08/09/07
A modern sensibility afflicts much of the screenplay, with characters expressing thoughts and opinions for our ears rather than acting as people of that era.
08/08/07
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08/04/07
Top CriticMore than two decades ago, Forman gave us Amadeus, a portrait of the historical artist that both captured a time and made its people seem real and recognizable. On that second point, the new film falls far short.
08/03/07
A punishing misfire.
08/03/07
Misery, misery, misery.
08/03/07
While there are probably computer-generated backgrounds and armies on screen, the movie still has the feel of an old-fashioned epic.
08/03/07
The film's greatest moments of artistry are in the credits, which feature a breathtaking gallery of the painter's work.
08/02/07
Feels like an unsatisfying outline for a bigger, better fil
08/02/07
he acting is rather good, but only Ms. Portman and Mr. Quaid really shine.
07/29/07
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07/28/07
...an involving soap opera with a terrific performance by Natalie Portman.
07/27/07
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June 29, 2007:
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