Rotten
Slow, dull and wielding absolutely no emotional impact despite a fine cast.
Tom Long, Detroit News
The City of Your Final Destination
2009 · 1h 54m · PG-13
Drama
Directed by
James Ivory
Overview
28-year-old Kansas University doctoral student Omar Razaghi wins a grant to write a biography of Latin American writer Jules Gund. Omar must get through to three people who were close to Gund - his brother, widow, and younger mistress - so he can get authorization to write the biography.
Director and cast
- James Ivory Director
- Nicholas Blandullo as Young Adam
- Sofía Viruboff as Adam's Mother
- Omar Metwally as Omar Razaghi
- Alexandra Maria Lara as Deirdre Rothemund
- Charlotte Gainsbourg as Arden Langdon
- Laura Linney as Caroline Gund
- Norma Argentina as Alma
- Hector Fonseca as Old Gaucho
- Anthony Hopkins as Adam Gund
- Norma Aleandro as Mrs. Van Euwen
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's like Paul McCartney's songs after the split with John Lennon - there's some good stuff, but nothing classic.
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Rotten
With a wimpy protagonist and a reticent director driving the story, The City of Your Final Destination doesn't go far enough.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh
A movie that feels as if it should have been a masterpiece. As it is, it's flawed, uneven work but deserves careful viewing.
Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
Like all Merchant/Ivory films, The City of Your Final Destination quietly shimmers.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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