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By Christopher Smith (624) for Bangor Daily News (Maine) (624) on 24 Jan 2005

Audrey Tautou, as usual, fills the screen with the eyes of a silent-era star. She uses them like one, too--and she's marvelous…

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By Jeffrey Bruner (125) for Des Moines Register (125) on 11 Jan 2005

Think of the strange mixture of Amelie and All Quiet on the Western Front and you have a disjointed, muted - and yes, quirky - World War I epic…

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By Forrest Hartman (372) for Reno Gazette-Journal (441) on 08 Jan 2005

A mature, yet original, work that is powerful emotionally, intellectually and visually…

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By Susan Granger (2,214) for Modamag.com (300) on 05 Jan 2005

Sweeping, sentimental, suspenseful epic World War I tale…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 27 Dec 2004

Jean-Pierre Jeunot...has constructed a film that is drama, romance, detective story, war movie and personal journey in a well-crafted, complex…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 27 Dec 2004

Spotlights the absurdity of war along with its brutality, and underscores the indomitability of the human spirit with a 'love conquers all…

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By Anthony Del Valle (44) for Las Vegas Mercury (83) on 27 Dec 2004

The first 20 minutes ... feel like a snuff film made with a James Ivory sensibility…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 27 Dec 2004

In the rough magic of A Very Long Engagement, even the strangest events seem perfectly logical and emotionally true…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 27 Dec 2004

When Jeunet attempts to achieve dramatic heft, with no commensurate change in style, he falls distressingly short…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Las Vegas Weekly (1,340) on 24 Dec 2004

A very entertaining film, full of warm moments and mellifluous charm, almost enough to make you wonder what that pesky war is doing in there anyway…

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By Joe Baltake (424) for Sacramento Bee (806) on 22 Dec 2004

War, it says, is what separates love from hate, life from death and the beautiful from the ugly -- and Jeunet's film says it with great invention…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 22 Dec 2004

If you are among those feeling starved for an epic romance, this engaging, touching, drama-comedy- mystery fills the bill…

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By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 22 Dec 2004

In different hands, the story of Mathilde would play as solemn or tedious, but Jeunet peppers the script with moments of light, heart-achy humor…

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By Urban Cinefile Critics (1,069) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 22 Dec 2004

This sweeping adaptation of Sébastien Japrisot's novel seduces visually and emotionally, with Audrey Tautou's enchanting Mathilde guiding us…

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By Phoebe Flowers (256) for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (746) on 21 Dec 2004

A breathtaking love story that never wallows too long in its own sweetness, A Very Long Engagement is firmly in touch with its dark side…

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By Betty Jo Tucker (725) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 18 Dec 2004

Worthy of admiration for its attempt to combine elements of adventure, mystery and romance in such a visually exciting package…

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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 17 Dec 2004

Another chapter in one of modern filmmaking's most fruitful collaborations…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Denver Rocky Mountain News (608) on 17 Dec 2004

A grand movie with pop-up book complexity and a lavish romantic spirit…

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By Geoff Pevere (572) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 17 Dec 2004

There's something hollow beneath its polished surface…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 17 Dec 2004

A Very Long Engagement works on its own terms, as a showcase for Tautou and as a reminder of the kind of beauty that movies, at their best,…

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