Reviews for this film from our members:
- Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Cafe Texan
- Excerpt: Unfortunately, at times the action of Hyde Park on Hudson merely revolved around Franklin Roosevelt rather than have him at the center of the story.
- Jason Bailey @ Flavorwire
- Tim Brayton @ Antagony & Ecstasy
- Excerpt: Instead of skipping along, the movie plods.
- Joshua Brunsting @ CriterionCast
- Bill Clark @ FromTheBalcony.com
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: http://www.reelingreviews.com/hydeparkonhudson.htm
- Jim Dixon @ Examiner.com
- Excerpt: “Hyde Park on the Hudson” veers uneasily between being an exposé, an untraditional love story or a recreation of an important moment in American history. And it doesn’t do any of them well
- Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
- Excerpt: The significance of the historic meeting between Franklin Delano Roosevelt and King George VI … cannot go unnoticed, except, apparently, by Hyde Park on Hudson.
- Dustin Freeley @ Movies About Gladiators.com
- Excerpt: This year’s other presidential biopic falls short amidst its confusion.
- Dustin Freeley @ Movies About Gladiators.com
- Excerpt: This year
- Takis Garis @ www.moviesltd.gr [Greek]
- Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
- Excerpt: Brushing aside the calculations of the story with sheer believability and the unwavering force of his sardonic humanity, Bill Murray delivers one of the most astonishing, rewarding performances of the year.
- MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: Two separate tales of FDR that are certainly worthy of in-depth explorations on their own are mashed together in a way that is ridiculous and which gives both of them a short shift that neither deserves.
- Benjamin Kramer @ The Voracious Filmgoer
- [New – 6/20] | Wesley Lovell @ Cinema Sight
- Excerpt: On paper, this project sounded like an excellent chance to glimpse into the life of one of history’s most beloved presidents, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Yet, nothing in “Hyde Park on Hudson” bears out those failed aspirations.
- Matthew Lucas @ From the Front Row
- Excerpt: If there is such a thing as Oscar porn, then Hyde Park on Hudson is as obscene as they come.
- John P. McCarthy @ www.americamagazine.org
- Jason McKiernan @ Next Projection
- Excerpt: …plays like the Masterpiece Theater episode PBS shelved for 15 years…
- R. Kurt Osenlund @ Slant Magazine
- Jason Pirodsky @ Expats.cz
- Excerpt: While haphazardly constructed and perhaps even morally reprehensible, Hyde Park on Hudson is always easy on the eyes and ears.
- Bev Questad @ It’s Just Movies
- Excerpt: This film does little more than caricature a past great president with innuendo, weakness and blatant misrepresentation. Tea Party backing?
- Jerry Roberts @ Armchair Cinema
- Excerpt: Here we have four of the most fascinating people of the 20th century in the same place at a time when storm clouds of Nazi aggression were about to burst and the screenplay focuses on FDR’s infidelity and the Queen’s concern over a picnic where she will be forced to eat hot dogs.
- Stephen Saito @ www.moveablefest.com
- Excerpt: Despite a charming performance from Bill Murray, a little known episode in Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s presidency is an unnecessary exercise in poor taste.
- Tom Santilli @ Examiner.com
- Excerpt: Hyde Park on Hudson portrays a different era in America, where secrets were possible. It’s just told with the effectiveness of a whisper.
- Cole Smithey @ ColeSmithey.com
- Excerpt: “Hyde Park on Hudson” feels like two-thirds of a movie.
- Frank Swietek @ One Guy’s Opinion
- Excerpt: There’s nary a hint of sparkle or fizz in [this] sour comedy of manners.
- Betty Jo Tucker @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews
- Jean-François Vandeuren @ Panorama-cinema.com [French]
- Ron Wilkinson @ MonstersandCritics.com
- Excerpt: Take a step back in time to visit the home of FDR and Eleanor, but have a cup of coffee, first.
