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Overall Grade: B
Story: B
Acting: A
Direction: C-
Visuals: B
Ed Harris is Amazing (the rest is flawed)
by Brando (movies profile) (Aug 21, 2004)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
If you're a nonbeliever in the incredible acting talent of Ed Harris, check out his bit role in "The Human Stain." Harris plays a slightly psychopathic Vietnam vet with... Full Review

Overall Grade: C
Story: C
Acting: B+
Direction: C+
Visuals: B-
Great acting.....disappointing story
by Yahoo! Movies User (movies profile) (Nov 29, 2003)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
Although I thought the acting was fantastic, I felt that something was missing from the story. Nothing made me actually care about the characters or the outcome.  

Overall Grade: C
Story: C
Acting: B-
Direction: D
Visuals: C
A Disappointment
by Jeff (movies profile) (Jun 18, 2006)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This movie had three of my favorite actors and was still a disappointment. I have to agree with some of the other reviews that Nicole Kidman was not right was the role sh... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A+
Acting: A-
Direction: A
Visuals: B+
"The Human Stain" Not A Stain In Any Sense
by JasonH (movies profile) (Aug 3, 2004)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
An overall excellent film with great, dramatic acting and a great adaptation of Philip Roth's contemporary classic novel. The plot, although developed by Roth in his nove... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: B+
Acting: A+
Direction: B
Visuals: B
Kidman and Hopkins: Another Hollywood Odd Couple
by Jeff S (movies profile) (Feb 4, 2004)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Despite another mismatch by casting, this was an intense story of a lie formed 50 years earlier. Kidman is remarkable in her transformation to a crushed spirit and frump... Full Review

Overall Grade: B-
Story: C+
Acting: B+
Direction: C+
Visuals: B
Not Without Flaws, But Still Pretty Good
by A Viewer in Berwyn (movies profile) (Jun 3, 2006)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I have heard a variety of comments regarding The Human Stain, ranging from "Oscar-worthy" to "one of the worst movies of 2003", and everything in between. Having seen the... Full Review

Overall Grade: D+
Story: N/A
Acting: N/A
Direction: N/A
Visuals: N/A
good for a nice sleep
by sphoebs (movies profile) (Sep 27, 2006)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I rarely sleep at the movie theater, but this was too much. terribly boring movie. acting is not bad, although the characters are out of role  

Overall Grade: C+
Story: N/A
Acting: N/A
Direction: N/A
Visuals: N/A
Nicole Wrong For Role; Flashback Scenes Excellent
by Peter (movies profile) (Dec 21, 2005)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I went to see this movie mainly for one reason: NICOLE KIDMAN. In the past 2 years, Nicole has graduated to the top tier of Hollywood's elite due to her ability to diss... Full Review

Overall Grade: F
Story: N/A
Acting: N/A
Direction: N/A
Visuals: N/A
Stupid movie that should of used black actor
by Yahoo! Movies User (movies profile) (Nov 27, 2004)
4 of 7 people found this review helpful
This movie is based on a book by Roth about a black man who passes himself off as a light skinned Jewish Professor. The book was okay, typical Roth stuff, but to cast a v... Full Review

Overall Grade: D-
Story: D
Acting: F
Direction: D-
Visuals: C
Lewinski's stain
by Jon Finger (movies profile) (Nov 26, 2003)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
I would rather wonder about the love I lack than the love these people have. Think about it and don't watch it.  
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