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8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

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  1. JasonS.
    Jun 20, 2002
    9
    I thought the film was superbly executed. All the costumes, sets, dialogue, and characters were wonderful esp. Katherine Borowitz, Christopher Walken, Susan Sarandon, and John Turturro. The dialogue is amazing. There are so many lines in the film that are so beautiful. I have watched it many time and finally bought a copy of the film. I continue to love it and expose my friends to the film as often as possible and they usually have the same reaction. It is an instant classic!… Expand
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  2. Richard
    Mar 17, 2003
    7
    Excellent acting all around. I don't think the script ties everything together as neatly as it might have, but the photography and the acting more than make up for the lack of cohesion. The middle third is the most captivating, although the scenes of the production at the end achieve a hypnotic beauty. Actors, and anyone in love with Beverly D'Angelo's husky voice, will love it.
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  3. NanW.
    Jan 14, 2002
    8
    Turturro is fairly self-indulgent, but the others of the cast are brilliant. The scene with Christopher Walken and Bill Irwin just about steal the entire movie. When I realized how self-indulgent Turturro was being, I stopped trying to make sense of the movie and just sat back and enjoyed the players.
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  4. JohnK.
    Sep 28, 2004
    10
    Liked it the first time, loved it the second, even at the umpeenth viewing I keep finding new aspects, new magic and new beauty in the unashamedly romantic dialogues and roguish characters. The final scene is 'a joy forever'.
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Metascore
60 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Lisa Alspector
    50
    Insights about romance are enhanced by the novel production design, which includes puppetry, but the story's reflexivity is smug and cloying.
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  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    63
    Beneath the noisy, farcical surface of John Turturro's Illuminata is a thoughtful and unusually mature meditation on love.
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  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Edward Guthmann
    75
    Self-satisfied -- an undisciplined brat of a film.
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