The Dying Gaul
Woe to him who seeks to please rather than appall
Woe to him who seeks to please rather than appall
Drama
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2005
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A grief-stricken screenwriter unknowingly enters a three-way relationship with a woman and her film executive husband - to chilling results.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
R
Runtime:
95 min
Release date:
1 Jan 2005
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
[E]xcept for some problems in the middle act, the movie is easy to swallow.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
23 Nov 2005
rotten:
The Dying Gaul begins with a Herman Melville quote: 'Woe to him who seeks to please rather than appall.' Let them serve not as words of wisdom, but of warning.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
2 Dec 2005
rotten:
The movie always feels as if it's on the verge of a major discovery. It ends without convincing us that any such discovery has been made.
– Robert Denerstein,
Denver Rocky Mountain News,
2 Dec 2005
fresh:
The film plays for keeps: It hurts and it doesn't back away from messy questions about art, commerce and conscience.
– Chris Vognar,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Dec 2005
rotten:
The Dying Gaul isn't dead on arrival. But its death throes are only as interesting as the actors, characters and dialogue can make them.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Dec 2005