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   • 6.5/10 6.5/10 IMDb
   • 52% 52% Rotten Tomatoes

   Critics consensus Genius seeks to honor worthy subjects, yet never gets close enough to the titular quality to make watching worth the effort. More reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

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   Jun 10, 2016 · The movie “Genius,” directed by Michael Grandage from a script by John Logan, does not lack for those. The central figure, though, is not a writer but an editor, the real-life Maxwell Perkins, a man whose most pronounced eccentricity, it seems, involved almost never taking his hat off. “Genius” is the story of book man Perkins, friend ...

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   Jun 10, 2016 · Genius. Watch Genius with a subscription on Max, rent on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. Genius seeks to honor worthy subjects, yet never gets close enough ...

   • 46% (116)
   • Director: Michael Grandage

   • Content Rating: PG-13
   • Actors: Colin Firth

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   Is 'genius' a good movie?

   • Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 1, 2016 Full Review Leonard Maltin leonardmaltin.com Documenting the inner life of creative artists and their world is challenging at best... 'Genius' manages to capture the grandiose dreams of both infamous writer, Wolfe, and his long-fabled editor...

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   Who wrote 'Genius' based on?

   • Adapted from the book by C. Scott Berg, "Genius" tells the story of the nurturing relationship of the book editor Max Perkins with famous writers of the "lost generation" of the 1930s, including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Thomas Wolfe.

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   Who is genius in 'Max Perkins Editor of genius'?

   • GENIUS is the name attached to John Logan's screen lay adaptation of A. Scott Berg's 1979 novel 'Max Perkins: Editor of Genius' and Michael Granage directs a superlative cast in this recreation of the Depression of the 1930s America.

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   Is genius worth watching?

   • Genius seeks to honor worthy subjects, yet never gets close enough to the titular quality to make watching worth the effort. Michael E I loved it. Tragic tale of a bloke who wrote and drank too much but didn't have enough love for real life. Distracted by writing, success and contempt for those who helped him. The three leads are well played.

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4. www.nytimes.com › 2016/06/10 › moviesReview: ‘Genius’ Puts Max Perkins and Thomas Wolfe in a ...

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   Jun 9, 2016 · PG-13. 1h 44m. By A.O. Scott. June 9, 2016. Ostensibly a tale of heroic literary creation — of the volatile collaboration between an undisciplined author and his discerning editor — “ Genius ...

   • Director: Michael Grandage

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   7/10. A Movie That Deserves Better Reviews - Acting is Tops! vsks 6 July 2016. Director Michael Grandage's movie Genius about the relationship between legendary Scribners editor Maxwell Perkins and flamboyant author Thomas Wolfe has received generally tepid reviews. I for one am delighted an editor is finally receiving some screen time!

6. www.vulture.com › 2016 › 06Even at Its Most Dynamic, Genius Is Still a Movie About Book ...

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   Jun 16, 2016 · The focus is firmly on length and on the emotional intensity of the haggling. Wolfe’s high-strung lover, Aileen Bernstein (Nicole Kidman), warns Perkins that he has been seduced and will be ...