The Burnt Orange Heresy
critic Reviews
, 66% Fresh Tomatometer Score- The Burnt Orange Heresy has a certain stylish charm, even if -- much like the art world it depicts -- it'll strike some viewers as pretentious.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTim RobeyDaily Telegraph (UK)
It's lively talk, with attractive performances, but you can't help wondering when the thriller end of the bargain is meant to kick in.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreStephen A. RussellTime Out
Bang is weirdly listless, and the early spark of passion between him and Debicki gets lost in a muddle of pretentious chatter that lacks the bite to sell itself as consciously self-satirising
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreKevin MaherTimes (UK)
You know that your movie is in trouble when an elfin Mick Jagger pops up as a powerful art dealer and promptly steals the show.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePeter BradshawGuardian
It's an entertaining and eventful melodrama with some thoughts on art that might put you in mind of Yasmina Reza's stage-play named after the subject.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDavid JenkinsLittle White Lies
It's well put together, fun performances, and could maybe stand the scrutiny of a rewatch.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreDanny LeighFinancial Times
The movie keeps threatening a good time only to leave you exhausted long before the end.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreM.N. MillerReady Steady Cut
The Burnt Orange Heresy is a dull, briefly brutal, and uneven adaptation of a Willeford novel.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAlex BehanStuff.co.nz
There's real tension from the first scene and the chemistry between the two leads is terrific.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreWitney SeiboldCritically Acclaimed Podcast
A dull ponderance of the art world that is as pretentious as the art world it seeks to deconstruct.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSarah WardConcrete Playground
Doesn't lack in plot, themes or attempts to ape Patricia Highsmith's best tales, but its twists prove as routine as its insights into authenticity and forgery on multiple levels.
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