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9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35

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  1. AlfredoM.
    May 7, 2001
    10
    Great!!
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  2. JoeK.
    Sep 7, 2001
    4
    Quite disturbing, although beautifully cast and played. Could have used some more interaction between lead players, such as lending - or trying to lend - a hand when Malena is turned upon.
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  3. HaikalS.
    Jan 9, 2002
    10
    Excellent film with glorious masterpiece of art.
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  4. P.Murray
    Jun 8, 2002
    10
    Excellent film! Well conceived and executed with outstanding performances. Bellucci shines!! A must see in the world of films!!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. LorenzoV.
    Sep 2, 2002
    10
    A brilliant cinematic triumph! A film whose intent is to evoke nostalgia succeeds in every level. I was galvanized emotionally, psychologically, and visially by the story and its characters. A must see.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. HallaA.
    Oct 7, 2003
    10
    I loved it. very beautifully portrayed at how sometimes beauty isn't exactly always a blessing.
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  7. AlfredoM.
    Apr 20, 2001
    10
    Great!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. X.boy
    Jul 26, 2002
    10
    Great! You Must See It.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  9. W.ChristopherH.
    May 2, 2005
    4
    In the past I have greatly admired Tornatore movies, but this one is just not worth the time. It's almost as if he watched Fellini's "Amarcord," decided to focus entirely on the character "La Gradisca" from that movie, also included the obsessive attention to pre-teen auto-eroticism, and then turned it all into some sort of cruel neo-realist "critique." It's got all the cruel intensity of a Giovanni Verga novel near the end, which is very Sicilian, but completely misplaced. It's rather disgusting, in fact. Tornatore was already going downhill at "The Star Maker," but this takes the cake.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  10. ChrisS.
    Apr 4, 2006
    9
    What a great movie. Excellent performances with a spectacular score and striking images. You won't forget this one.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  11. R.L.
    Jan 5, 2009
    10
    A truly extraordinary film! I loved every minute of it.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  12. R.V.
    Jul 22, 2001
    10
    Excellent movie, very disturbing seen with the mob of jealous women.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  13. AliH.
    Nov 15, 2002
    10
    Outstanding movie.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  14. BalaC.
    Jun 16, 2002
    10
    Fantastic.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  15. JohnA.
    Nov 19, 2001
    10
    A beautiful movie, revealing life in small town minds, with triumph as a finale. A great movie.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  16. MichaelF.
    Jul 31, 2001
    8
    This is a touching and wonderful coming-of-age film brilliantly acted and told through a boy's eyes on a woman he's never met. The boy matures by fantsizing about this woman and following her. This is a great movie but at one scene, a scene which is SO disturbing that its hard to watch. Rent this film!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  17. ChristopheC.
    Dec 17, 2002
    10
    The most beautiful story I've ever seen.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  18. WillyBilly
    Dec 23, 2002
    10
    The Best Lovley Musical Beauty File that i saw yet ... What a greate object ;)
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  19. FransVDB
    Jul 17, 2002
    9
    I felt so sorry for this young woman being so mistreated by the men-who-couldn't-get-her and the jealous women who wished they had just a whif of the style that Malena had.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  20. sathyav.
    Dec 18, 2007
    10
    I love this movie. we must view this film in an auto-analystic way of admiring the characters. this movie has some magic that we keep on thinking about it even after weeks or months...oops! i must say this is a movie of a life time. i'm glad to have it in my collections of dvd. tornatore is way ahead of mankind.
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Metascore
54 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22
  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Carrie Rickey
    75
    Gives audiences something more than just a heart-stopping beauty to contemplate.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    90
    Malena the film is as beautiful and seductive as its heroine, with its ravishing Lajos Koltai cinematography and sweepingly romantic Ennio Morricone score.
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  3. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    63
    Striking photography, period detail, screen-filling crowd scenes, and veteran composer Morricone's score make this one worth seeing, but the sheer nastiness of the town's people drags it down.
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