Lovesusti
The Worst Film Ever
Hottoceame
The Age of Commercialism
Ensofter
Overrated and overhyped
Stellead
Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful
dweilermg-1
When I saw the movie Behind The Candelabra I was disappointed that it was mainly about Liberace's bizarre sex life with nothing about his relations with family members such as brother George and others or about his early life. In Rebel In The Rye it was all about J D's life from taking writing classes to the success of his novel and life after that but we only saw son Matt as a baby (or was that J D's daughter?) so nothing about their father-son relationship.
adonis98-743-186503
The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, "The Catcher in the Rye". Rebel in the Rye has a nice perfomance from Kevin Spacey but i can't say the same for everyone also who is bland or feels like is bored. The whole script is a mess and the story it tries to tell isn't even that interesting to begin with. (5/10)
Leftbanker
First of all, the title is stupid. There was nothing particularly rebellious about Salinger. Maybe they should have called it "The Mentally Ill Man in the Rye." They just had to use the word "rye" in the title.This was painfully dull from start to finish and it would have been more entertaining to have watched Salinger write his book than the script they used to make this movie.Salinger the man is a lot less interesting than the book he wrote. He hid in the woods his entire adult life after he wrote one book. Get over yourself, dude. If you do want to make some sort of sense with this author's life you'd do better to watch the 2013 documentary Salinger by Shane Salerno.
listeningyes
Hoult hasn't the depth or grit to portray Salinger. His bland sweetness may be great for a rom-com but it's a disaster for the complex and shadowy character of Salinger. Spacey, on the other hand, is grippingly engaging, but his part is too small to save the film. When is the major film industry going to get over casting pretty face glamour actors in roles they cannot carry? The industry is full of lesser known, skilled, more appropriate actors who would have done a far superior job. This film could have been great, but as it is, it's flat and leaves you wanting.
