Very few films have made me feel like I wanted to turn around and go back into the cinema to watch it again – but this one did. This is a beautiful suspense film that showcases some of amazing acting talents while never losing its unique noir feeling.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 29, 2024

It is an interesting idea but doesn't translate well off the page.

| Aug 11, 2023

Motherless Brooklyn may not be a sterling example of traditional noir, but its subtext is gripping in its own way. The victim of this crime story isn’t a dead man or a damsel in distress, but the spirit of a city.

| Jun 7, 2023

Motherless Brooklyn is an ambitious undertaking. It's a big-city story that champions the people versus the developers, an important, ongoing subject.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 23, 2022

Bobby Cannavale tries to save this movie, but Edward Norton tried to be the Jack of all trades, only to become a master of none. Huge problems of rhythm and tone make this film barely watchable. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/10 | Jun 17, 2022

Norton's adaptation could easily lose 15 minutes or so, but this film (only his second directed feature) has a deep bench of talent who deliver, helping to result in a big chewy movie that has a density that you rarely see in screenplays anymore.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jun 14, 2022

Working in genre can be an excuse to play into and explore clichs, but Nortons limp tropes fail to contribute to a broader vision.

| Original Score: C- | Feb 28, 2022

A satisfying exercise in contemporary film noir. But the great mystery to be solved is very convoluted and takes too many unexpected turns. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 14, 2021

...idiosyncratic and often engaging...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 18, 2021

Edward Norton returns with a hard-boiled detective thriller that's worth investigating...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 29, 2021

Is a beautiful tribute to film noir. Norton's management does an excellent job of respecting the conventions of the tradition that he honors, while at the same time introducing special elements that give his story a unique touch [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 8, 2021

Overall, it's a complicated story that unfolds beautifully.

| Original Score: 2.5/4.0 | Nov 22, 2020

This isn't my usual fare of film, but I do love a good story that manages to be exciting as well as touching without all of that touchy-feely nonsense.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 16, 2020

A detective story that gets a little lost in the dark, but when it finds a footing, it's hard not to become intrigued.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 28, 2020

This could have been a great film with a more experienced director.

| Original Score: B- | Aug 15, 2020

Motherless Brooklyn is in general, a well-constructed, atmospheric film. Norton has assembled an admirable cast of characters...

| Aug 6, 2020

It is a detective film that can be seen, but doesn't escape the conventional. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jul 31, 2020

If only Edward Norton the producer had told Edward Norton the screenwriter to streamline Edward Norton the star's lines a bit, Edward Norton the director might have had a mini masterpiece on his hands.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 25, 2020

Unlike "Chinatown," the hero of "Motherless Brooklyn" is not the strong, silent type like Jack Nicholson. Instead, Lionel grapples withTourette's syndrome.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 24, 2020

Norton sacrifices substance for style, and even style for stylishness. So, there's a lot to behold but little to contemplate.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jul 24, 2020