Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) Feb 13, 2024

Noir-tinged drama features a career-best performance from Jamey Sheridan.

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Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Aug 8, 2022

Doesn't have sellable stars or publicity fanfare, but this is one of the this years best. [Full review in Spanish]

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Jennie Yabroff Newsweek Feb 8, 2018

... it's nice to see men even acknowledging the fact that they are no more impervious to the effects of time than women, and far preferable to watching actors seeming not to notice that their female costars are now young enough to be their granddaughters.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Oct 26, 2015 B

Angst-ridden didactic guy's film about the fear of being gay if one doesn't act manly.

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John Anderson America Magazine Feb 17, 2015

While Bette Gordon may be a filmmaker of daring and a painterly hand, the eternal truths of Handsome Harry are finally what hold us.

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Eric Hynes Time Out Nov 17, 2011 2/5

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Jan 6, 2011 2.5/4

...works best as an actor's showcase...

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Liz Braun Jam! Movies Oct 29, 2010 3/5

Handsome Harry seems a bit obvious at times (and a little clunky at others) but the performances, particularly from Jamey Sheridan, will keep you watching.

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Kate Taylor Globe and Mail Oct 29, 2010 2/4

Handsome Harry is a small film with more to say than its creaky exposition and formulaic plot would suggest. Frustration is perhaps the more appropriate critical response.

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John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) Sep 10, 2010 3/4

I don't think Clint Eastwood would cast himself as a gay man, but it's easy to imagine an alternate movie universe in which Eastwood not only plays the title role but is the director of this earnest yet unstrident drama...

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Luke Sader The Hollywood Reporter Jul 7, 2010

Sheridan (who also produced) is well cast as the good-looking, rugged Harry, and his performance is certainly adequate.

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Rene Rodriguez Miami Herald May 27, 2010 3/4

Like any low-budget production, Handsome Harry has some shakily staged scenes and erratic acting, but it also has wonderful moments...

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David Edelstein New York Magazine/Vulture Apr 19, 2010

David has honed this script for 30 years, and every word he utters is momentous. Handsome Harry transcends its somewhat melodramatic narrative.

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Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Apr 17, 2010 C+

Even with its forced dialogue and dramatically artificial set pieces, "Handsome Harry" has a certain integrity--thanks primarily to Jamey Sheridan's committed performance--that keeps you involved.

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David Noh Film Journal International Apr 16, 2010

Bette Gordon's film is that rarity these days, an American film which deals with mature characters facing life and the choices they've made, possessed of uncommon intelligence and subtlety.

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Fr. Chris Carpenter Movie Dearest Apr 16, 2010 B+

A unique story of love and regret...Exquisitely acted by an exceptional cast.

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Stephen Holden New York Times Apr 16, 2010 2.5/5

Each of its miserable characters, especially Mr. Savage's Rheems, is a case study in a film that hits you like a strident polemical essay.

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Alonso Duralde Queer Sighted Apr 16, 2010 2.5/5

Gay audiences -- and probably straight ones -- will see the twists coming from a mile away, but a cast this strong makes the trip worth taking anyway.

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Marshall Fine Hollywood & Fine Apr 16, 2010

While it jumps the rails at a couple of different points dramatically, Handsome Harry keeps winning you back because of Jamey Sheridan's performance.

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Kyle Smith New York Post Apr 16, 2010 3/4

The story quietly builds to a rueful and fraught climax in which Campbell Scott does his usual exceptional work, while Harry absorbs some hard lessons.

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