Fresh
Mike Leigh's biopic is so richly detailed that it feels like a documentary. Spall goes for broke in the outsize title role.
Rafer Guzman, Newsday
Overview
Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.
Director and cast
- Mike Leigh Director
- Timothy Spall as J.M.W. Turner
- Dorothy Atkinson as Hannah Danby
- Marion Bailey as Sophia Booth
- Paul Jesson as William Turner Snr
- Lesley Manville as Mary Somerville
- Martin Savage as Benjamin Robert Haydon
- Ruth Sheen as Sarah Danby
- David Horovitch as Dr Price
- Karl Johnson as Mr. Booth
- Peter Wight Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
At 150 minutes, it's a little too long but there are stretches during its course when it captivates and amazes.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
You leave "Mr. Turner," as with all good fact-based films, wanting to know more about this man and his work - and remembering that beautiful, almost touchable light, on the canvas and on the screen.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
For modern moviegoers, the earthy "Mr. Turner" may seem like slowly steeped tea with an unpleasant aftertaste. But while some are impatiently waiting for the paint to dry, astute viewers will see a cinematic landscape bloom.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh
If the past is a foreign country, then "Mr. Turner" is one of the most rhapsodic foreign films you may ever see.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
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