- Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
- Release Date: Dec 22, 1994
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- Starring: Albert Finney, Brenda Fricker
- Summary: Set in 1960s Dublin, Alfie (Finney), a bus driver, organizes annual Oscar Wilde plays with help from many of his regular passengers. He finds himself in the middle of conflicts when he decides to stage "Salome" instead of "The Importance of Being Earnest."
- Director: Suri Krishnamma
- Genre(s): Drama, Comedy
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 19
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Mixed: 3 out of 19
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Negative: 1 out of 19
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100Delightfully comic - and the funniest moments are rich in meaning - A Man of No Importance is laced with memorable scenes.
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80This is full to brimming with doleful pathos and a potent cast.
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60Despite fine work from his actors and smooth technical polish, the more provocative elements of the tale arise awkwardly and grate against the early section's almost whimsical nature.
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The film has that made-for-UK-TV-but-theatriucally-released-inthe-US look, The shots are claustrophobic and grainy for no reason. [27 Dec 1994]