Review of Birthday Girl (2001) by Matthew B — 03 Aug 2007

A very strange situation makes the plot interesting. I commend Nicole Kidman on great acting by playing a Russian woman very well. A romantic-thriller makes movie well rounded.

This review of Birthday Girl (2001) was written by Matthew B on 03 Aug 2007.

Birthday Girl has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Robbie M (287) on 25 Mar 2010

Beyond the preposterous premise (Ben Chaplin can't get a date?), a sexy and funny movie. No reason to watch it again, but Nicole does good Russian.[…

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By Helena K (116) on 01 May 2010

Hah, well this was cute! It was pretty funny too. It was a good dark comedy. I enjoyed all the tying up of people…

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By Caleb C (670) on 23 Feb 2011

Blah, what a messy film. Great acting, but awful story. Watch Derailed instead…

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By Epp L (11) on 24 Dec 2009

Very disappointing, not what I expected at all. The story was lame and silly. Nicole Kidman wasn't very convincing. Dull and not funny…

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By Howie V (37) on 18 Jan 2011

No one plays the femme fatale as well as Nicole Kidman. She just does it so naturally…

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By Tim G (1,197) on 27 Jan 2013

Reads like a Brit Rom Com, plays like a Brit Rom Com, and then the lead robs his own bank and finds himself in bondage to a bidet at a motel…

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By Frances H (1,591) on 30 Aug 2015

I didn't really care much about this movie…

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By Ronjon C (4) on 04 Jan 2010

First of all may I say that the naming of this movie was bad -- the movie's theme from start to finish does not have anything to do with Birthday…

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By Justin Y (193) on 11 Feb 2010

Nicole is Beautiful and did good playing a Russian. Chaplin wasn't bad either. Other than that, the movie has nothing going for it…

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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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