A flat and lumbering albeit beautifully filmed drama that bores more than it entertains.

It's all poeticism without a sense of humanity, since the characters themselves aren't written as people, but as broad statements.

Whether or not you've read the book, the film of The Goldfinch is definitely worth a look; it's no masterpiece but it's a whole heap better than many of the studio-made American films released so far this year.

The Goldfinch ’s adaptation loses the charm of the novel, going from Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to film festival flop.