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Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings
- Starring: Judi Dench, Julianne Moore, Kevin Spacey
- Summary: Based on E. Annie Proulx's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, the story traces one man's extraordinary journey to self-discovery when he returns to his ancestral home on the coast of Newfoundland. (Miramax Films)
- Director: Lasse Hallström
- Genre(s): Drama, Romance
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Positive: 10 out of 31
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Mixed: 18 out of 31
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Negative: 3 out of 31
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91In a time when even the best of big Hollywood movies all seem to be mired in a certain nagging, unimaginative visual sameness, this one dares to take us to a place we haven't been before.
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78It's a consistently entertaining story.
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60Has a quiet sense of community, a wry, unsentimental sweetness, that grows on you. It's a patient movie for impatient times.
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30It's a portrayal so unconvincing it makes it close to impossible for the rest of the film to function as intended.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Negative: 1 out of 6