Review of The Red Violin (1998) by Jessicaann D — 28 Sep 2007

Excellent story lines, amazing twists and turns throughout the entire riveting movie. Love it!

This review of The Red Violin (1998) was written by Jessicaann D on 28 Sep 2007.

The Red Violin has generally received very positive reviews.

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The music is so touching and love the script…

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Spectacular film. It could have been 30 minutes longer. Like most films there are things that can be picked apart. But this is one excellent film…

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By Brett B (1,185) on 17 May 2014

A nice story overall, but a little too long and drawn out for my taste as I found myself awaiting the ending just to have it be over with…

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