Movie Info
Genre :
Drama, RomanceRelease Date :
September 14, 2007 (Limited)MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Francois GirardStarring :
Michael Pitt, Keira Knightley, Alfred Molina, Koji Yakusho, Sei Ashina, Miki Nakatani, Mark Rendall
REVIEWS RATE:
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Review rate : C
“..promising beginning is followed by scenes of clumsily staged exposition, from which the narrative never recovers..”
“..promising beginning is followed by scenes of clumsily staged exposition, from which the narrative never recovers..”
by Bill White [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]
“..Despite the title, it?s rougher than burlap and twice as uncomfortable..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..an exquisitely felt love story that unfolds as delicately as a blooming flower..”
by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
“..a handsome and authentic-looking epic but one that is so underdone as to render all its inherent drama stillborn..”
by Shlomo Schwartzberg [Boxoffice Magazine]
“..a gorgeous film to look at, but it has little to recommend it beyond pretty pictures..”
by Pam Grady [Reel.com]
Reviewed by Stephen Holden [NY Times]
Reviewed by Daniel Eagan [Film Journal International]
Reviewed by Kevin Crust [LA Times]
Reader's Reviews
I thought this movie was very good. Michael Pitt shines thru every time he is on-screen. Both he and Keira are very intense actors and that worked well for them here.
posted by alien666 on Mar 17, 2008