Review of Aria (1987) by Morris N — 06 Jun 2007

Uneven. Goes from great to uninteresting pretty often.

This review of Aria (1987) was written by Morris N on 06 Jun 2007.

Aria has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Roscoe S (17) on 18 Feb 2007

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By Paul S (1,717) on 23 Aug 2007

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By Meg G (40) on 30 May 2007

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It starts out mild enough, but in the later parts it becomes so emotionally acute as to seem other worldly…

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By Chelsea T (62) on 27 Jan 2008

Uneven, as these things tend to be. Worth it for the powerful Wagner sequence alone (Roddam)…

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Laughably pretentious…

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By Curtis L (385) on 04 Aug 2008

Wow. What a bunch of weak sauce artistic crap. Not only did the whole thing completely suck, but it was super slow while it sucked…

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By Craig S (631) on 03 May 2007

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