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Genre :

Sci-Fi, Drama

Release Date :

November 22, 2006

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Darren Aronofsky

Starring :

Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Gullette, Sean Patrick Thomas, Donna Murphy, Alexander Bisping, Cliff Curtis, Ethan Suplee

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

2 of 4

“..visually arresting but frustratingly muddled metaphysical romance..”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
2 of 5

“..emerges as too fevered and convoluted..”
by Richard Mowe [Boxoffice Magazine]
3 of 5

“..doesn't have the lasting human connection despite having ten centuries to find one..”
by Erik Childress [eFilmCritic]
3 of 4

“..as a story of undying love, it's certainly unique..”
by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
“..a still-incoherent 95 minutes..”
by Leslie Felperin [Variety]
“..a must-see, heart-tingling tale about true love and the eternal soul..”
by Kathy Cano Murillo [The Arizona Republic]
“..a brazenly fanciful tale that at times is contrived, uneven, and slightly absurd..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
Review rate : B+
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Jim Emerson [RogerEbert]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Michael Wilmington [Chicago Tribune]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
Reviewed by Ray Bennett [The Hollywood Reporter]
Reviewed by Carina Chocano [Los Angeles Times]
Reviewed by Cole Haddon [Orlando Weekly]
Reviewed by Barry Paris [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]

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This movie is the amazing tale of true love that trascends time and space. How a man would do anything for the woman he loves - even sacrificing his time with her so that she may live.

posted by indianaintern on Nov 30, 2006
 
 

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