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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekOne of the most inventive and joyous movies of the year.
- 88Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversSo what if nothing is revealed. Todd Haynes is a mischievous visionary who puts the music and the myth of Bob Dylan before us in I'm Not There and dares us not to revel in the troubadour's poetic, contentious, ever-changing essence. It's a feast for the eyes, the ears and the Dylanologist scratching around our minds and hearts.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsI appreciate Haynes’ craft and ambition. I love the Ledger/Gainsbourg scenes, which are sweet and sad and delicately shaded. And Blanchett’s inspired not-quite-impersonation of Dylan is reason enough to tussle with the rest of it.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterRay BennettThe Hollywood ReporterRay BennettThe star of the show is undoubtedly Blanchett, who has great fun playing Dylan as a showboat who quite knowingly goes about creating his reputation for rebellious independence.
- 70SlateSlateLike the singer's gnomic comments to the press, the movie can be maddeningly slippery; like his music, it's fierce, thrilling, and unapologetically itself.
- 50New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinToo often, it’s the MOVIE that isn’t there. What’s meant to be archetypal comes across as superficial.
- 50VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyStylistically audacious in the way it employs six different actors and assorted visual styles to depict various aspects of the troubadour's life and career, the film nevertheless lacks a narrative and a center, much like the "ghost" at its core.
- 50USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigIt's not nearly as enjoyable as one of his rambling, meditative songs, though perhaps it is aspiring to be the cinematic equivalent. Give me "Tangled Up in Blue" any day over this incoherent, tangled trip.
- 40The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneIt makes “Yellow Submarine” look like a miracle of sober narrative.