Rebel in the Rye
Nicholas Hault leads this biopic on one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, J.D. Salinger. Co-stars Kevin Spacey and Zoey Deutch.
"This chronicle of one of the twentieth century’s greatest writers, J.D. Salinger, begins as he embarks on his writing career and enters into a tumultuous relationship with young starlet Oona O’Neill. What appears to be a promising start to a career turns into a nightmare when the United States enters World War II. After enlisting, Salinger experiences the horrors of war across the battlefields of Europe, where he begins to pen what would become his iconic novel, The Catcher in the Rye - a work that would forever change the country and its author." (Sundance Film Festival)
- Director:
- Danny Strong (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Danny Strong
- Cast:
- Nicholas HoultKevin SpaceySarah PaulsonZoey DeutchHope DavisVictor GarberBrian d'Arcy JamesLucy Boynton
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressDiverting, mildly informative and - to borrow Caulfield's adjective of choice - somewhat phony, heavy as it is on tortured-writer clichés and contrived art-imitates-life parallels.
Hollywood Reporter
pressStrong ... draws connections between life and art in ways many others have, but finds it hard to conjure his subject's passion for writing.
Collider
pressInstead of demythologising Salinger, Rebel in the Rye plays like a fan film rather than an honest examination of a complex figure.
Variety
pressDiverting, mildly informative and - to borrow Caulfield's adjective of choice - somewhat phony, heavy as it is on tortured-writer clichés and contrived art-imitates-life parallels.
Hollywood Reporter
pressStrong ... draws connections between life and art in ways many others have, but finds it hard to conjure his subject's passion for writing.
Collider
pressInstead of demythologising Salinger, Rebel in the Rye plays like a fan film rather than an honest examination of a complex figure.
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