The generally underrated Liev Schreiber anchors Paula Ortiz’s subtle and graceful adaptation of one of Ernest Hemingway’s final novels, “Across the River and Into the Trees.” Schreiber is a consistently engaging performer—I became very attuned to his approach by recapping years of episodes of “Ray Donovan”—and he shines here by virtue of what he doesn’t do, avoiding the many traps of a character who could have been a walking cliché. It helps that Schreiber’s work rests nicely in a film set in arguably the most beautiful place in the world. It’s an overused critical argument but the setting of “Across the River” truly is a character as Ortiz and her team subtly embrace the atmosphere of Venice, using mostly natural light and handheld cameras to highlight the unique energy of the Italian city, a place full of so many beginnings and endings. – RogerEbert.com

“A warm yet haunting film that adds its own spin to one of Hemingway’s most underappreciated works.” – Keith & the Movies