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Shine
87
Metascore
25 reviews · Provided by
Metacritic.com
90
TNT RoughCut
TNT RoughCut
A deeply affecting allegory that explores the symbiotic relationship between genius and madness.
90
Film.com
Film.com
A film of elegant small moments and complex, bittersweet motivations.
90
Mr. Showbiz
F. X. Feeney
Mr. Showbiz
F. X. Feeney
It's a film which aims to persuade us of its truth without props or signposts--and it does so with unforgettable beauty.
90
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
The movie does what any great musician should: It lifts an idea to the heights of ecstasy; it sells its song.
88
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
A sublimely uplifting movie.
83
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Shine beams with warmth, sensitivity, and fine taste.
80
Newsweek
David Ansen
Newsweek
David Ansen
Thanks to fine acting and its vividly unconventional protagonist, it pumps fresh blood into a conventional formula.
80
The A.V. Club
Keith Phipps
The A.V. Club
Keith Phipps
Memorable, deeply affecting movie.
75
USA Today
Staff [Not Credited]
USA Today
Staff [Not Credited]
Shine has a story to reckon with and powerhouse male performances.
70
TV Guide Magazine
Frank Lovece
TV Guide Magazine
Frank Lovece
Feel-good tone notwithstanding (and creepy to boot), there are nagging riddles about the Helfgott story that the film has neither the nerve nor the sense to tackle.
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