The Affair of the Necklace
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42 out of 100

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6.7 out of 10

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  • Starring: Hilary Swank, Simon Baker
  • Summary: A romantic drama based on the controversial true story of Jeanne De La Motte Valois, a countess whose name was stripped from her by the Royal Family during the late 18th Century. The story of her fight to restore her name and proper place in society is filled with mystery, intrigue and desire, with an infamous diamond necklace at the center of it all. (Warner Bros.)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 22
  3. Negative: 4 out of 22
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    70
    Shyer and Sweet bring consistent clarity and ever-increasing depth to the playing out of Jeanne's bold scheming and single-minded resolve; a tone of brisk wit gives way effortlessly to poignancy and ultimately tragedy.
  2. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    58
    The affair of the necklace itself is so complex and many-sided that it would take a Sidney Lumet to do justice to it on film.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    50
    The storytelling is hopelessly compromised by the movie's decision to sympathize with Jeanne. We can admire someone for daring to do the audacious, or pity someone for recklessly doing something stupid, but when a character commits an act of stupid audacity, the admiration and pity cancel each other, and we are left only with the possibility of farce.
  4. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jay Carr
    38
    Larceny at its most labored.
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. CharlesT.
    9
    Miscast but still entertaining, Shyer's best film.
  2. MishaL.
    2
    One doesn't expect *much* accuracy from historical movies bearing the legend "based on a true story." This film, however, frames the characters' actions badly and goes out of its way to invent wholly fictional motivations. Joely Richardson is to be commended for having studied the actual events and to have portrayed her character true-to-life. I can't condemn Hilary Swank for accepting such a meaty role in this nonsense script, but the real Jeanne was no unfairly disenfranchised victim.… Expand

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