With Solomon & Gaenor, it is hard to overlook the folly of the characters. Does it count as a tragedy when the characters get more or less what they were asking for?
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Nicely filmed and acted.
70
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
A graceful, understated sense of period allows the behavior of the characters in this love story to be unusually nuanced, making their experiences seem uncontrived as well as archetypal.
63
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Boston GlobeJay Carr
It takes us nowhere we haven't been before, except geographically.
By the time the heavy-handed Solomon & Gaenor is over, it has become such a punishing exercise in the self-evident that one is left numb and eager for escape.