SummaryBased in real theatrical history, Me and Orson Welles is a romantic, coming-of-age story about a teenage actor who lucks into a role in "Julius Caesar" as it's being re-imagined by a brilliant, impetuous young director named Orson Welles at his newly-founded Mercury Theater in NYC, 1937. (Freestyle Releasing)
Directed By:Richard Linklater
Written By:Robert Kaplow, Holly Gent, Vincent Palmo Jr.
Me and Orson Welles
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Generally Favorable
73
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7.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
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Christian McKay who, as Orson Welles in Me and Orson Welles"gives what I believe is the most exact and uncanny screen portrayal of an historical figure, ever.
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A real charmer, Me and Orson Welles is the work of a director who takes nostalgia, romantic possibility and the theater seriously, without being a pill about it.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.1
63% Positive
15 Ratings
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33% Mixed
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Mar 4, 2021
10
This is a great film. This is a great film. This is a great film. This is a great film.
Apr 7, 2013
9
An enjoyable film packed full of great performances and interesting characters. Unfortunately Zac Efron, who plays the main character, is a very poor actor and he goes a long way in dragging the film down. If they had cast a better actor in his part this film would have been a lot better.
75
In addition to McKay, Danes makes a sassy, sexy Sonja. And Efron more than gets by in his role as the sweet, plucky, starstruck newbie. It's a part that doesn't require much heavy lifting, though.
75
Designed primarily for those who are intrigued by theater, curious about Welles, or some combination of both.
70
There are moments, especially when Welles is alternating between acting as Brutus and directing everyone else, that it’s possible to forget you’re watching an actor and really believe you’re beholding Orson Welles at work.
63
A lightweight but sincere coming-of-age story.
50
Efron has yet to learn that smiling pretty is merely a component of acting, not its entirety. He makes for a supremely passive lead whose chemistry with Danes is nonexistent.
Aug 24, 2012
9
Once again Linklater proves that he can direct anything. This film is charming and entertaining. It works as a period piece, a biopic of orson welles and a coming of age story as well as a drama. Every aspect and genre in the film works extremely well. This film is made with so much skill it is astounding. Christian Mckay blew me away with his subtle nuances as Orson Welles. The only time the film kind of faltered for me was it's climax which is the play itself.
Apr 1, 2011
8
The bone-deep understanding that your life is so utterly without meaning. That simply to survive you have to reinvent yourself. Because if people canâ
May 5, 2011
6
Who had the larger ego, Orson Welles or Julius Caesar? I have heard about the legendary Orson Welles ego and the film â
Sep 22, 2010
6
Yeah yeah, "magic of the theater" and all that. Too much "Me" and not enough "Orson Welles". No offence to Zac Efron (look, I spelled his name right, there's no k in Zac), but.....yeah ok, a little bit of offence to Zac Efron. Not because of his acting, but because I yawned like I had two beers in me.
Production Company:
- CinemaNX
- Isle of Man Film
- Framestore
- Hart-Lunsford Pictures
- Detour Filmproduction
- Fuzzy Bunny Films (I)
Release Date:Nov 25, 2009
Duration:1 h 54 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:All's Fair in Love and Theater.
Awards
Austin Film Critics Association
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
• 2 Nominations
Chlotrudis Awards
• 2 Nominations
