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Movie Info


Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

October 12, 2007

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Shekhar Kapur

Starring :

Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Clive Owen, Samantha Morton, Abbie Cornish, Tom Hollander, Eddie Redmayne, Jordi Molla, Adam Godley, Rhys Ifans

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  1 of 5 [Rate It]

3 of 4

“..unexpectedly veers ever-so-slightly toward camp before jerking the wheel violently back into straight historical drama..”
by Jolie Williamson [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
2.5 of 4

“..lacks the intricate plotting that characterized its predecessor..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..is spectacular to look at..”
by Ruthe Stein [San Francisco Chronicle]
2 of 4

“..fails to engage us with its wan historical fiction...”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
3 of 4

“..expect a fast-paced, beautifully mounted and well-acted soap opera with overripe dialogue that plays fast and loose with history..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
Review rate : C+
Reviewed by Sean Axmaker [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
Reviewed by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]
Reviewed by Carina Chocano [LA Times]

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