The Night Listener
critic Reviews
, 40% Rotten Tomatometer Score- This psychological thriller compels by blurring the line between truth and fiction; unfortunately, the film itself gets muddled in a hazy account of Maupin's original novel.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreNell MinowMovie Mom
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreStephanie ZacharekSalon.com
This thriller about books, belief and betrayal covers topical terrain -- JT LeRoy and James Frey, anyone? -- but itself proves unbelievable.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScorePeter BradshawGuardian
Robin Williams's face is permanently on its smiling-through-emotional-pain setting.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreNigel FloydTime Out
The plot dawdles along, intrigue gives way to risible melodrama, and [director] Patrick Stettner fails to get to grips with the issues.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRobert HanksIndependent (UK)
You should find this watchable and moderately clever; it's just a shame that it tries to sound weighty about truth and love, instead of getting on with being scary.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDavid HughesEmpire Magazine
The Night Listener is intriguing, thought-provoking and harrowing by turns, with fine central and supporting performances and a richly satisfying feel.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDavid LambleBay Area Reporter
In the film, these profound themes become window dressing for a badly misconceived effort to turn Maupin into Hitchcock...
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreDebbie Lynn EliasBehind The Lens
The Night Listener is just that - for night listening. Good to pop in the DVD if you're having trouble falling asleep.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRead full articleHeather HuntingtonReelzChannel.com
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreCole SmitheyColeSmithey.com
The film's over-leveraged plot imparts diminishing results as its predictable revelation arrives with an unsatisfying anticlimax.
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