A View from the Bridge

Entertaining, Clever, Great acting, Absorbing, Original

September 23rd, 2016

See it if I think you will find it very interesting

Don't see it if You don't like to be entertained

Emma G 4
New York City

1 reviews

Clever, Great acting, Edgy, Cliched, Dated

January 7th, 2016

See it if Enjoy first rate acting and fine storytelling

Don't see it if Pretentious directing irritates you!

hw
New York City
50-64 | Female

212 reviews

During previews

Edgy, Overrated, Quirky, Ambitious, Confusing

November 6th, 2015

See it if you want to see a very different version of a classic, & you don't mind eccentric, sometimes bizarre interpretation.

Don't see it if you don't like dark, eccentric interpretations, or if you have disliked other shows by this director [Van Hove]. It's stark, rather brutal

Martha B.
Mundelein
25-34 | Female

34 reviews

During previews

Ambitious, Intense, Cliched

November 2nd, 2015

See it if you're looking for an intense experience, you're interested in the problems of white men, you want a fresh production of a classic play

Don't see it if You don't like shadowy lighting

Lindsey 6
Ann Arbor

8 reviews

During previews

Ambitious, Confusing, Disappointing, Edgy, Intense

November 5th, 2015

See it if You're interested in a different adaption of a classic miller play

Don't see it if you are a purist

Wendy 11
New York City

3 reviews

During previews

Confusing, Indulgent, Overrated, Disappointing

November 8th, 2015

See it if American-English is not your native language or you were born outside the USA or you appreciate good acting.

Don't see it if Misguided Direction causes you to react with violence.

sarah 4
Boston
50-64 |

10 reviews

For a previous production

Ambitious, Disappointing, Great acting

September 16th, 2015

See it if I saw this in London and although the acting was good, the set was a distraction and took away from the power of the play.

Don't see it if you do not like modern abstract sets

Critic Reviews (64)

Ben Brantley |

November 12th, 2015

"Ivo van Hove’s magnificent reconception of Arthur Miller’s 'A View From the Bridge,' takes you into extreme emotional territory that you seldom dare visit in daily life. At the end of its uninterrupted two hours, you are wrung out, scooped out and so exhausted that you’re wide awake...Mr. Strong...
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David Cote |

November 12th, 2015

"Director Ivo van Hove digs down and grabs the pulsing, bloody heart of Arthur Miller’s 1956 drama…Mark Strong gives a performance of harrowing intensity as doomed Eddie Carbone…Van Hove stages this elegant and lean tale with almost perverse understatement…The simplicity and restraint, however, g...
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Jesse Green |

November 12th, 2015

"The lack of clutter is certainly chic, but without the furniture and props Miller specified, some points are unclear…What makes this slight misfit of play and production finally unimportant is that the actors are so devastatingly good…Some of the credit for the cast’s superb work obviously belon...
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David Rooney |

November 12th, 2015

"Ivo van Hove's stunning reappraisal of the 1956 Arthur Miller drama is led by a knockout performance from Mark Strong…Performed by a sizzling ensemble led by Mark Strong, this is powerhouse theater that leaves you breathless…Van Hove strips the play down to its raw bones…By peeling away the real...
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