A Foreign Affair

Name: A Foreign Affair
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: May 7, 2004
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 53
Cast: David Arquette, Emily Mortimer, Tim Blake Nelson

2004

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Innovation Film Group (IFG) | Release Date: May 7, 2004 | PG-13

Starring: David Arquette, Emily Mortimer, Tim Blake Nelson

Summary: When their mother dies, two brothers (Arquette, Nelson) go on a "romance tour" of Russia to meet prospective brides.

Director: Helmut Schleppi

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 94 min

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Roger Ebert

I can imagine it as a sex comedy, as a romance, as a bittersweet exploration of lonely people. Schleppi has a little of all three elements at work here, but it's Tim Blake Nelson's character who keeps the plot from spinning out of control. Read full review

Robert K. Elder

A Foreign Affair's flaws make it even more of an enigma, as graceless as it is endearing. Read full review

Scott Foundas

An odd concoction: an English-language movie made by Dutch filmmakers working with an American cast on location in Russia and Mexico. That strangeness, combined with sharp casting and affectionate performances, is a big part of "Affair's" charm. Read full review

Merle Bertrand

For nothing but pure goofy escapism, A Foreign Affair is at least worth a fling. Read full review

Kevin Crust

Neither funny enough to be a comedy nor serious enough to pass for drama, and it ambles along aimlessly before grinding to an unconvincing halt. Read full review

Hazel-Dawn Dumpert

The photography is clear and colorful, the acting just fine, and the pace steady. However, the wan script by Geert Heetebrij imbues the brothers with so little personality that their respective transformations -- pack no emotional punch. Read full review

Hank Sartin

There are a few witty touches (POV shots given to the urn holding the mother's ashes) but the mood swings erratically and ineffectively from deadpan drollery to heartfelt romance. Read full review

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