The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

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  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 2 hours, 7 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: January 14, 2020
  • Originally Released: 2018
  • Label: eOne

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Total Count: 28

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 89
Rating: C- -- A spectacular mash of half-baked ideas... Well, that, and a movie that just got lost somewhere in the editing room. Full Review
indieWire
Sep 12, 2018
Rating: 1.5/4 -- "The Death and Life of John F. Donovan" is a potentially powerful story, though one not successfully told in the slightest by Xavier Dolan. Full Review
Hollywood News
Dec 14, 2019
A work of stunning technique eclipsed by its increasingly jaw-dropping solipsism... Full Review
Variety
Sep 13, 2018
Dolan's most conventional film, and consequently the dullest. [Full review in French] Full Review
Extra Beurre
Aug 28, 2019
[Dolan's] film falls victim to his worst tendencies. Full Review
RogerEbert.com
Sep 11, 2018
Rating: 3/5 -- Its spectacularity is almost asphyxiating, but... each frame is also an excuse to plunge into the euphoria of its drama. [Full review in Spanish] Full Review
El antepenúltimo mohicano
Dec 18, 2019
From its contrived structure to its forced speechifying, this story... never acquires the emotional potency or coherence its themes demand. Full Review
New York Times
Dec 12, 2019

Product Description:

Ten years after the unexpected death of American silver-screen star John F. Donovan, a fellow young actor (Ben Schnetzer) reveals the extensive collection of letters sent to him by the late actor. As he dives further into his past, he comes to realize the effect his correspondence had not only on his own life, but also on the life of Donovan. Written and directed by Xavier Dolan, co-starring Natalie Portman, Jacob Tremblay, and Kathy Bates.

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  • Sales Rank: 26,458
  • UPC: 191329128954
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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