▁film ▁has ▁a ▁weight ed ▁average ▁score ▁ 5 6 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁reviews ▁from ▁ 3 9 ▁critics , ▁indicating ▁" m ixed ▁or ▁average ▁reviews ". ▁Aud ien ces ▁pol led ▁by ▁Cinema Score ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁an ▁average ▁grade ▁of ▁" A − " ▁on ▁an ▁A + ▁to ▁F ▁scale . ▁ ▁Writing ▁for ▁Rol ling ▁Stone , ▁Peter ▁Tra vers ▁said ▁the ▁film ▁" ped d les ▁easy ▁u pl ift ▁instead ▁of ▁cold , ▁hard ▁truth s " ▁and ▁gave ▁it ▁two ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁four , ▁saying , ▁" Hol lywood ▁has ▁a ▁kn ack ▁for ▁san it izing ▁books ▁that ▁des erve ▁better . ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁The ▁G lass ▁Castle , ▁it ' s ▁a ▁dam n ▁shame ." ▁Richard ▁Ro eper ▁of ▁Chicago ▁Sun - Times ▁also ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁two ▁out ▁of ▁four ▁stars ▁and ▁was ▁equally ▁critical ▁for ▁its ▁presentation , ▁writing : ▁"... a ▁film ▁that ▁presents ▁over wh el ming ▁evidence ▁of ▁R ex ▁and ▁Rose ▁Mary ▁as ▁app alling ▁human ▁be ings ▁for ▁ 9 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁journey , ▁and ▁then ▁asks ▁us ▁to ▁give ▁them ▁a ▁break ? ▁No ▁sale ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁about ▁journal ists ▁Category : Fil ms ▁about ▁writers ▁Category : Fil ms ▁based ▁on ▁American ▁nov els ▁Category : Bi ographical ▁films ▁about ▁journal ists ▁Category : Bi ographical ▁films ▁about ▁writers