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5.5 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 55 Ratings

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  • Starring: Cameron Bright, Lauren Bacall, Nicole Kidman
  • Summary: A metaphysical love story that explores the space between what we know and what we feel. Like many fairy tales, Birth is part romance, part mystery, and part family drama - woven into a magical whole about love, mortality and the unknown. (New Line Cinema)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 38
  3. Negative: 11 out of 38
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    The eerie tale is steeped in brooding atmosphere and psychological suspense thanks to Glazer's hugely imaginative visual style and creative use of music, sound, and silence.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    Terrific acting and fearless direction transform what might have been a silly exercise in the slightly spooky into a somber and deeply romantic mystery.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    38
    Such a meticulously wrought piece of hokum that it's both easy to admire and impossible to warm up to.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 38
  3. Negative: 14 out of 38
  1. MaxB.
    10
    This film is amazing. It astonishes me to see how many negative reviews completely fail to even acknowledge, for example, the numerous references to various works by Kubrick. Sure, it's artsy, but it's perfectly constructed, tenaciously though-provoking, and gloriously beautiful to sit through, visually, aurally, and intellectually. It's just magnificent.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. BobA.
    5
    Wonderfully directed and beatifully acted, (especially by Kidman), the plot, which wants to be a sort of understated thriller, never quite hits the right notes.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. RochelleN.
    1
    I would have felt awful had I actually PAID to rent this movie. Luckily, it was a freebie. Unrealistic and boring and a lousy ending to boot. One of the worst movies I've ever seen.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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