Brideshead Revisited
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64 out of 100

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5.4 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 33 Ratings

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  • Starring: Hayley Atwell, Matthew Goode, Patrick Malahide
  • Summary: A provocative and suspenseful drama, Brideshead Revisited tells an evocative story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in the pre-WWII era. In the film, Charles Ryder becomes entranced with the noble Marchmain family, first through the charming and provocative Sebastian Flyte, and then his sophisticated sister, Julia. The rise and fall of Charles' infatuations reflect the decline of a decadent era in England between the wars. (Miramax Films)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Sam Adams
    91
    It's rare to find a work that explores issues of faith without veering into religious fundamentalism or militant atheism, which is reason enough to revisit Brideshead one more time.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Dennis Harvey
    80
    Offers lush and compelling drama drawn from Evelyn Waugh's beloved novel. Purists may blanch at the screenplay's changes to the source material's narrative fine points, but its spirit survives intact.
  3. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Kimberley Jones
    78
    The film, a distinctly secular take on Waugh's religiosity, is far more interested in the battle of blind faith vs. rigid unbelief and its devastating effects. Herein, everyone is complicated – by their station, their philosophy, their God – and everyone is complicit.
  4. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    60
    Although it has its involving moments, the watered-down Waugh fails to make any kind of lasting connection.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 6 out of 17
  1. BradK
    10
    The performances are spot on and the design and cinematography are reason alone to see the film.
  2. SebZ.
    7
    Emma Thompson is absolutely amazing and the story of forbidden love and loss of innocence is beautifully told.
  3. RobertI.
    6
    Workmanlike, lush, but lacking tooth. Is our generation simply more insipid than the original, or addicted to Technicolor? Give us 8 more hours, in black and white.… Expand
  4. CarolA.
    2
    This movie was an abomination. It was soooooo long and boring. The story made absolutely no sense. It went on and on and could have ended a million times. Just a waste of money and time.… Collapse

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