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RATING: FRESH  READING: 69% (FRESH = 60% or Greater)   Reviews counted: 13 Fresh: 9  Rotten: 4 Average Rating: 6.7/10

( Showing 1-13 of 13 Tomatometer Reviews, sorted a-z )   "Director Joe Maggio's riveting film is blessed with a solid cast." -- Merle Bertrand, FILM THREAT   "Shows moments of promise but ultimately succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling." -- Rachel Deahl, BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE   "Virgil's naïveté isn't entirely believable, but his essential goodness is, thanks to a solid performance by Jordan, and that's really what makes this modern urban tragedy unusually affecting." -- Ken Fox, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE   "You've seen it before: the ex-con who stumbles while striving to assimilate back into society. But writer-director Joe Maggio and his able cast makes you care about this man's sorry journey in Virgil Bliss." -- Eric Monder, FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL   "Proof that a newcomer indie filmmaker can infuse some new life into the Downtrodden Loser Character Study." -- Scott Weinberg, APOLLO GUIDE   Click to read the article. -- REEL.COM   "It's sweet... but just a little bit too precious at the start and a little too familiar at the end." -- Christopher Null, FILMCRITIC.COM   "Although some of the secondary roles are awkwardly acted, the leads are impressive." -- OREGONIAN   Click to read the article. -- BBCI FILMS Cream of the Crop ROTTEN 50%   "Shot largely in small rooms, the film has a gentle, unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic." -- Dave Kehr, NEW YORK TIMES   "Stale, futile scenario." -- Dennis Lim, VILLAGE VOICE   "Too bad Maggio couldn't come up with a better script." -- V.A. Musetto, NEW YORK POST   "An overly familiar scenario is made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances in this low-budget, video-shot, debut indie effort." -- Frank Scheck, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

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