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62 out of 100

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5.4 out of 10

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  • Starring: Jeremy Northam, Uma Thurman
  • Summary: An intricately plotted tale of thwarted love and betrayal which tells the story of an extravagantly rich American widower (Nolte) and his sheltered daughter (Beckinsale), both of whom marry only to discover that their respective mates, a beautiful American expatriate and an impoverished Italian aristocrat (Thurman and Northam), are entangled with one another in a romantic intrigue of seduction and deceit. (Lions Gate Films)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 30
  3. Negative: 1 out of 30
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    90
    Yet another Merchant Ivory triumph.
  2. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Kevin Maynard
    80
    A meticulously mounted film that retains the author's ambiguous characterizations yet is still emotionally accessible.
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  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    60
    What makes Nolte so much stronger than the other performers is precisely this sense of mysteriousness and indirection, which doesn't really correspond to the Adam Verver of the novel but certainly jibes with James's overall method.
  4. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    25
    Takes a literary milestone of ambiguity and makes everything about it blisteringly obvious.

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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 3 out of 5
  1. ReneeD.
    8
    Those who enjoy period pieces will find this movie thoughtful and intriguing. The morés of that era demand the emotional subleties and restraints portrayed in the film and those who do not appreciate the formality of that era will probably find this movie less than engrossing. Apart from this, the movie was beautifully made and in itself makes this movie worth viewing.… Expand

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