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Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A
This Is What Good Cinema Is About
by StephenG (movies profile) (Dec 17, 2007)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
Fantastic screenplay; subtle plot; poignant meanings; perfect acting. What more can a viewer wish for? But beware: this is a thinking person's film, for mature audiences... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A
Direction: A
Visuals: A
Great Story
by Roger (movies profile) (Dec 8, 2007)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Well executed story about a May-December romance along with the literary scene in NY. Interesting characters focus this drama about art, getting old and relationships.... Full Review

Overall Grade: C
Story: D
Acting: B
Direction: B
Visuals: C
NOT MUCH TO LIKE
by Thomas (movies profile) (Apr 3, 2008)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I read the book about 3 years ago and had difficulty with its depressing story then. The movie script out-did the book in its dreariness. With a chance to explore the d... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A
Direction: A
Visuals: N/A
A limited review
by thomas (movies profile) (Dec 5, 2007)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
an intelligent display of characters with a meaningful objective; the characters were forceful & understandable in their objective to convince; however, because this is a... Full Review

Overall Grade: C-
Story: C
Acting: C-
Direction: D
Visuals: C
So wants to be Art
by JoofMorg (movies profile) (Mar 17, 2008)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Oh dear. There is a growing tradition in American Art House Cinema of terrible literary adaptations of books into middle-aged male masturbatory fantasy movies. And this... Full Review

Overall Grade: B+
Story: B+
Acting: B+
Direction: C+
Visuals: C
No fool like an old fool....
by ZeldaP (movies profile) (Dec 19, 2007)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
...and Langella does a great job of taking us into the life of a reclusive over-the-hill writer who still longs for the joys of love, creativity and connection with the v... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A-
Direction: A
Visuals: A
Langella and Taylor are phenomenal
by rboy (movies profile) (Dec 19, 2007)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Loved it. Frank Langella and Lili Taylor should win awards for this. You forget you're watching actors. Unfortunately, the part of the student was cast by persona rath... Full Review

Overall Grade: A-
Story: B
Acting: A-
Direction: B+
Visuals: B
A very good movie.
by Weather-Guy (movies profile) (Jul 13, 2008)
I normally don't enjoy movies without Aliens or explosions, but this was a very good movie. The pace was perfect. I was always interested in what was going on. The act... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: N/A
Acting: N/A
Direction: N/A
Visuals: N/A
a great movie and great acting
by steve (movies profile) (Apr 27, 2008)
I enjoyed watching this movie as much as any that I've seen in quite a while. In my opinion everything clicked on all levels. The story, screenplay, directing, actors, so... Full Review

Overall Grade: B+
Story: A+
Acting: A-
Direction: B+
Visuals: B
A Gift for a needy generation
by Lewis (movies profile) (Mar 6, 2008)
Movies about writers must overcome one important obstacle. Their lives are quiet, sedentary and a little boring. "Romancing the Stone" was about a writer who was being ta... Full Review
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