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Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

March 10, 2006

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Laurence Dunmore

Starring :

Johnny Depp, Samantha Morton, John Malkovich, Rosamund Pike, Tom Hollander, Johnny Vegas, Kelly Reilly, Jack Davenport, Richard Coyle, Francesca Annis

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  Be the 1st!

3 of 5

“..worth seeing for the performances and the witty dialogue..”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]
3 of 4

“..wears off pretty quickly..”
by David Edwards [London Daily Mirror]
5.5 of 10

“..marred by terrible production values..”
by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon]
2 of 4

“..is leaden and monotonous..”
by Jeremiah Kipp [Slant Magazine]
“..clumsily assembled..”
by Joanne Laurier [World Socialist Web Site]
3 of 5

“..artful and lively..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
“..an exquisitely shot period piece with enough filthy dialogue..”
by Jon Popick [Planet Sick-Boy]
3 of 5

“..A fine feature debut for director Laurence Dunmore..”
by Shlomo Schwartzberg [Boxoffice Magazine]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Leana Donofrio [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Adrian Hennigan [BBC Films]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Docker [Iofilm]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Chris Cabin [Filmcritic]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday]
3 of 5
Reviewed by [E! Online]
3 of 4
Reviewed by [Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Michael Wilmington [Chicago Tribune]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Tim Knight [Reel]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Barry Paris [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Mary-Liz Shaw [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
Reviewed by Steve Schneider [Orlando Weekly]
Reviewed by Michael Atkinson [Village Voice]
Reviewed by Jean Lowerison [San Diego Metropolitan]
Reviewed by Sheri Linden [The Hollywood Reporter]
Reviewed by Anthony Lane [The New Yorker]
Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]

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