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Overall Rank: |
368 |
Avg. Rating: |
3.02/4 |
# of Ratings: |
135 |
Genres: |
Drama, Mystery |
Rating: |
R |
Language: |
English |
DVD Release: |
12/23/2007 |
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Director: |
David Cronenberg |
Actors: |
Viggo Mortensen
Vincent Cassel
Naomi Watts
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Donald Sumpter
Raza Jaffrey |
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In London, a 14 year old girl dies giving birth to a child. A midwife finds her diary and tries to uncover the mystery behind her death and where her family is located.
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Chris aka Tarkin 05/08/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3/4 |
Pairing Cronenberg with Mortensen worked in A History of Violence, and it works again here. A solid story, a few twists and one uncomfortable but spectacular fight scene all adds up to a brutal, yet sophisticated film. |
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Nick 04/13/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3/4 |
A good drama about the Russian Mafia. The movie does drag a little here and there, but the acting is top notch and there are a couple really good scenes. One of the better movies of 2007. |
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Josh C 03/22/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3/4 |
Everything about this movie was pretty good, but nothing was spectacular. This leads me to believe that in a year from now I am going to forget about most of it all together. Still, while I was watching it I enjoyed the movie. |
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09/17/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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70% |
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Action: 3/3, Comedy 0/2, Good vs. Evil 1/1, Romance/Love 1/1, Special effects 0.5/1, Plot 1/1, Music 0.5/1. Overall 7/10 or 70%, which is 3/4 stars for my rating system.
Mortensen's Oscar-nominated performance highlights this no holds barred venture into the Russian Mafia. Well acted and above avergae telling for the viewer to digest. |
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3/4 |
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03/10/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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So, what was the point? |
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Probably one of the more disappointing movies of the year. For most of the movie I kept waiting for something exciting or interesting to happen. Unfortunately, nothing really does until about 90 minutes in, and then there's only about 10 minutes for the movie to save itself, which it doesn't. Naomi Watts plays probably one of the dumbest characters I've seen in a long time, as she plays a woman who knowingly interjects herself into Mafia activities - all for a baby that literally shows up at the hospital she works at. Viggo Mortensen does a pretty good job, but take out his nude fighting scene and there's nothing that anybody would talk about. Story is fairly unoriginal, characters aren't that interesting, skip this. |
Rating of
1.5/4 |
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02/05/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Like a Picture Book |
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This is a film where characters contain many layers and it's fascinating to watch the story unfold. David Croenberg effectively fuses thriller and drama because the script is so tight and very down-to-earth. I'm glad to have seen a glimpse of the Russian mafia because I haven't seen a lot of movies about them. Although Naomi Watts is a misty-eyed woman once again like in some of her other films, Viggo Mortensen shines as a silent driver of a Russian mob boss' son. Another thing I liked about this movie is that the things that are unsaid are more powerful than things that are stated. There are various implications that the audiences should just know or understand, which I think is a touch of a masterful director because it helps the audience interact with the story. This is definitely one ... |
Rating of
3/4 |
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