Genre: Drama/Biography
Director: Steve McQueen
Writer: Chad Taylor
Cast: John Gallgher Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Melissa Benoist, Jonathan Groff, Bruce Greenwood, Payman Maadi, Alia Bhatt
Budget: $24,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $28,631,069
Foreign Box Office: $20,070,690
Total Profit: -$14,446,646
Reaction: The financial prospects for this film were always risky. The multiple locations and period setting made the film cost a certain amount, despite the relatively inexpensive cast - couple that with the fairly unknown subject and you have a risky financial proposition.
"John Gallagher Jr., who for the past several years has quietly made a name for himself in smaller films like Short Term 12, here has the chance to shine in a lead role... and he doesn't take it for granted, delivering a nuanced performance." - Mark Rawls, Seattle Times
"Director Steve McQueen and writer Chad Taylor here have delivered a biopic of a little-known musician. It's a hit or miss film, just like the subject's music. What it does do however is expertly capture a time and place." - Allen Poole, AV Club
"While the subject of the film is far from conventional, Steve McQueen's film delivers a far too conventional biography." - Gillian Donaldson, Variety
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