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Sep 7, 2017 · The new film about Salinger’s career, Rebel in the Rye, is a work of searing mediocrity about an author who was horrified by the very idea of mediocrity, eventually sealing himself away from...
- Danny Strong
Sep 8, 2017 · Perhaps “Rebel in the Rye” glosses over Salinger’s treatment of women precisely because of these disturbing claims. After all, they certainly would render the film’s stated conviction—that Salinger produced work without expecting anything in return—resoundingly phony.
Jan 26, 2017 · There’s a good J.D. Salinger movie in here, somewhere, but the final result of “Rebel in the Rye” is one too phony to love. Grade: C+
Jan 29, 2017 · Rebel in the Rye starts in 1939 and follows J.D. Salinger ( Nicholas Hoult) as he decides to commit to writing. Although his father ( Victor Garber) wants Salinger to pursue a career where...
Rated: 2/5 Mar 1, 2021 Full Review Leigh Monson Substream Magazine For all its dependence on the truth, Rebel in the Rye comes across feeling like a big phony.
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- Danny Strong
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- Nicholas Hoult
Jan 25, 2017 · Rebel In The Rye is a passable re-creation of Salinger’s career highlights. But when it strives for insight, it comes off as slightly phony.
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Phony is a word used brazenly in Salinger’s book, THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, and one that best describes the film’s attempts at capturing any real spontaneous moments of genius that may have inspired his writing. Montage after montage is shown of him writing and smoking cigarettes all set to the internal monologues from the book.