Review of Birthday Girl (2001) by Jess L — 06 Feb 2013

I really don't like Nicole Kidman as an actress and this film only reaffirms that.

This review of Birthday Girl (2001) was written by Jess L on 06 Feb 2013.

Birthday Girl has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Mark A (1,301) on 05 Jan 2010

Pretty poor. Surprised that Kidman would be involved in such a porly done movie…

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By Red L (493) on 27 Jul 2012

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 24 Aug 2009

There are enough well layered performances in director/co-writer Jez Butterworth's Birthday Girl to all but compensate for the film's inept…

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NÃ£o Ã© bom nem mau, nÃ£o aquece nem arrefece. TambÃ©m nÃ£o se perde nada em ver... mas nÃ£o Ã© dos que ficam…

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By Slightly L (12) on 08 Dec 2010

Nicole Kidman plays a Russain male order bride who barely speaks english. Ben Chaplin plays the cad who ordered her expecting true love…

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By Cecily B (774) on 11 Jul 2014

Besides bad criticism, I think this is a very decent film. Not bad…

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By Jim H (1,089) on 12 Nov 2010

For the first forty-five minutes of this film, I liked it better when it was called Derailed. At least that had Clive Owen in it…

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By Weston K (6) on 04 Feb 2010

Love in postmodern era through bride e-commerce. Revealing (reveling) ethnology more than a thriller comedy…

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By Justin C (995) on 30 May 2010

This was a different kind of movie, it's hard to pin down with definitive genre labels…

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