The Last Vermeer

It will fascinate art lovers as well as 20th century history buffs.

Pearce gives one of the best performances of his career, investing Van Meegeren with a quicksilver charm and the kind of confidence that can be acquired only through a lifetime of subterfuge.

Based on a true story, but they take tremendous liberties there...a film full of grandstanding moments that are entirely made up, but I enjoyed it as that, rather than it trying to be anything else...

By far the most enjoyable aspect of the film is Pearce's overripe performances as van Meegeren, with an assist from Olivia Grant, acidly sensual as the painter's model/mistress.

An entertaining if uneven mixture of post-World War II fact and fiction.

It's an inherently fascinating and wild true story, [but] I just thought this was occasionally dull.

The Last Vermeer wastes good actors and an intriguing true story on a poor narrative structure.

While it takes a while to some into focus, 'The Last Vermeer' can modestly boast a good Guy Pearce performance and a satisfyingly rousing courtroom climax.

Like Vermeer's paintings, the movie's colorful premise gains depth by exploring the blacks, whites, and most importantly, grays of life.

Sinks into a well-populated list of other dramas about art and the war far too easily and generically than a feature about this specific tale should.