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41 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganBouquets all round: Stephen Frears goes broad in Florence Foster Jenkins, and the appeal should be wide.
- 80Time Out LondonCath ClarkeTime Out LondonCath ClarkeDirector Stephen Frears sketches out her tragic backstory, and Streep in grande dame mode is not to be missed.
- 80Total FilmJamie GrahamTotal FilmJamie GrahamWith Streep on grandstanding form and Grant given a rare chance to show his range, this is an intelligent dramedy that moves and amuses.
- 80SlateDana StevensSlateDana StevensStreep, who has long enjoyed playing women endowed with more than the average supply of gusto, makes the character’s delusional faith in her own talent so infectious that we ache at the thought of Florence’s impending humiliation even as we prepare ourselves to laugh at it.
- 70New York Daily NewsStephen WhittyNew York Daily NewsStephen WhittyIt's a pleasure seeing Grant in a great part again, playing the sort of almost-cad he's best at. And Streep - who, in real life, can belt anything from Broadway to Bruce - is clearly having a ball singing badly.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonThe Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonFlorence Foster Jenkins is a modestly enjoyable crowd-pleaser, but it ultimately feels smaller than its subject, a deeply conventional portrait of a highly unconventional woman.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawA gentle and charming entertainment.
- 60EmpireAnna SmithEmpireAnna SmithA fizzy, funny, period dramedy with top-notch performances, Florence Foster Jenkins doesn't take many risks but it's a very entertaining experience. And yes, she was that bad.