Campbell Scott, Dee Dee Flores, Ebon Moss-Bachrach
A tangled web of relationships develops involving a writer, his wife, his male lover with AIDS, a bisexual producer who is interested in the writer and his latest project, and the producer's wife who ...( read more
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Directed by: Campbell Scott, Craig Lucas, Dee Dee Flores, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Elizabeth Marvel, Faith Jefferies, Kelli O'Hara, Linda Emond, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard, Robin Bartlett, Ryan Miller
Release Date: November 4, 2005
DVD Release Date: March 21, 2006
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Stats: 134 reviews
Flixster Reviews (134)
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July 24, 2006This movie, based on the New York City-produced play, is taut and very well put together. It follows the story of Robert, a screenwriter trying to get his controversial, gay-themed script produced. Jeffrey is the executive who promises Robert he'll make the film if Robert decides...( read more)
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March 20, 2009Simply simply gorgeous gorgeous movie about well, the usual - love, lust, betrayal, integrity, Buddhist philosophy, dead lovers communicating through the internet, murder by horticulture. You know, the usual. It's also, of course, a subtle and snide satire on the movie industry...( read more)
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February 26, 2009The only reason this one is missing a star has more to do with me I think.. I was watching it when I was really tired.. it is an excellent film.. but a bit serious for 1 am.. the acting could not have been better..
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September 12, 2008Just fantastic, and I wouldn't change anything; I even like the abrupt ending. Peter Sarsgaard and Patricia Clarkson are magnificent. Review soon.
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September 8, 2008A surprisingly good tragedy & entertaining movie. The characters have depth and dimension.
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August 3, 2008On of my favorite movies. Peter Sarsgaard plays gay too well to be straight. Painful at times movie but wonderfully written and acted.
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Critic Reviews
March 20, 2006
Nick Schager, Filmcritic.com
February 7, 2006
Kurt Loder, MTV
The Dying Gaul has the tight, nailed-down structure of a good play. But it's the actors who really lift the movie above the shortcomings of its plot. full review
November 18, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Lucas' insight into the subtleties of interaction -- and the churning depths that those subtleties suggest -- is of a whole other order than that of most film directors. full review
November 18, 2005
David Edelstein, Slate
I'm not going to spell out the collateral damage, but I found the ending cheap, contrived, and genuinely disgusting. full review
November 4, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
With humor and rage fighting for dominance, debuting director Craig Lucas drives a stake into the dark heart of Hollywood. full review
November 4, 2005
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
Given the ominous title of both the film and the screenplay-within-the-film, chances seem good that someone will die. full review
November 3, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
There is some ambiguity about why a final event takes place, and that's all right, but the way in which the movie reveals it is, I think, singularly ineffective. full review
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