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I'm Not There (2007)

I'm Not There
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Ben Whishaw, Cate Blanchett, Charlotte Gainsbourg

Since arriving in New York City’s folk music scene in the 1960s, American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has become a major figure in popular music, influencing millions with his chart topping songs. His records have earned Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards, and he has been inducted into the Ro... (read more)

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R, 2 hrs. 15 min.
Directed by: Todd Haynes
Release Date: Nov 21, 2007
DVD Release Date: May 06, 2008

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3 days ago
Not for mainstream audiences or be prime Oscar bait, but a challenging, interesting watch.
3 days ago
The multiple actors to show different ideas of Bob Dylan was interesting. However, there didn't seem to be much holding it together. It was like watching a bunch of short movies stuck together. The acting was good, but I didn't get any sense of Dylan... (read more)
4 days ago
You HAVE to be a Dylanologist to your core to be able to really get into this one. If you think you're going to be seeing a Dylan biography, you're mistaken. I appreciate the vision that the filmmakers had, but honestly...it was just too long for me.
4 days ago
I guess I'm not much of a Dylan fan
5 days ago
one of the more pedestrian things Todd Haynes has done, which is good for his filmography, not so good for whatever creamy jumble this was supposed to be

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742 days ago
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
The film is bracingly original; it's also mystifying, overlong and at times nearly incoherent. Floating at a distance from its audience, it creates its own smoky logic.
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742 days ago
Armond White, The New York Press
I'm Not There has epic length, but it's one bad idea after another.
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742 days ago
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
What Haynes does is take away the reassuring segues that argue everything flows and makes sense, and to show what's really chaos under the skin of the film.
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742 days ago
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Among its many achievements, Todd Haynes's I'm Not There hurls a Molotov cocktail through the facade of the Hollywood biopic factory.
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742 days ago
Pete Hammond, Maxim
Cate Blanchett has delivered the most audacious, astounding and entertaining performance of the year by ANYONE, male or female.
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