Norman centers on a man who, by all logic, should be too insufferable and impossible to follow. Yet thanks to Joseph Cedar's writing and Richard Gere's emoting, Norman Oppenheimer is instead a figure worthy of attention and sympathy.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 17, 2021

An in-depth look at a superficial man, a movie that works best when it focuses on Gere and not baroque political intrigue.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 28, 2021

A showcase for the mighty fine talents of Gere.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 18, 2020

Norman delivers laughs and an apt message for the morally slippery Trump era.

| Jun 8, 2020

Norman works on many levels, but even if the writing faltered or the direction was poor, Gere's performance is so captivating that it would have carried the film.

| May 6, 2020

Norman starts dragging towards the end and would benefit from tighter editing. Even though I was initially into the movie my interest began to drift by the midway point.

| Mar 30, 2020

Its highs are not very high, its laughs never grow beyond a chuckle, and its lows leave you with a shrug rather than a tear.

| Jan 15, 2020

Richard Gere mesmerizes...Production values are glorious. Polished, sharp and crisp, it all starts with Yaron Scharf's cinematography.

| Oct 30, 2019

Stars Richard Gere in one of the most profoundly melancholic performances of his five decades career.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 9, 2019

Gere and Cedar make 'Norman' a definite BUY.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 2, 2019

An intriguing little character study from writer/director Joseph Cedar that slowly evolves into an intricate little political drama -- anchored by Gere's mesmerizing performance.

| Original Score: B+ | Nov 3, 2018

Builds to a dazzlingly regulatory ending, one that's as elegantly constructed as its hero's life is messy.

| May 17, 2018

A doozy character study about a fixer.

| Original Score: B | Mar 18, 2018

... this film fails to arouse interest in the vicissitudes that befall the stubborn Norman. [Full review in Spanish]

| Dec 29, 2017

Cut beneath the financial wheeling-and-dealing, and "Norman" is a surprisingly thoughtful film.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 28, 2017

This is a fine little film, with a good performance from Gere (doing a downmarket version of his more typical slick-businessman roles) and a supporting cast that includes Michael Sheen, Steve Buscemi and Charlotte Gainsbourg.

| Dec 19, 2017

"Norman" stays with you, thanks to Gere's empathetic embodiment of a "wanna-be" who is just a footnote in the lives of others.

| Dec 13, 2017

It's not the great return of Richard Gere, but it comes close. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 15, 2017

[Richard Gere is] at times submissive and accomodating; in others, noble and loyal. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 6, 2017

While there's something deeply fascinating about the psychology of those in this tale, Cedar gives us one of the more frustrating characters to try to understand in quite some time.

| Original Score: C- | Nov 5, 2017