Review of Birthday Girl (2001) by Alan P — 16 Jun 2007

From the bits ive seen its nothing special.

This review of Birthday Girl (2001) was written by Alan P on 16 Jun 2007.

Birthday Girl has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Greg W (4,011) on 20 Jul 2014

It's commendable for Kidman's and Ben Chaplin's performances, but besides that there is nothing much else here to like…

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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 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 Lady D (826) on 04 Jun 2010

A quirky English film a mix of black comedy and drama. It has a few funny moments, a bit more action and twists towards the end…

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By James H (4,675) on 16 Dec 2009

Nicole Kidman's excellent performance is a major plus for the film…

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By Cynthia S (730) on 04 Apr 2011

A fun, off beat sleeper of a movie. Nicole Kidman is good in this one, and Ben Chaplin does his usual great job…

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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 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 Ripö M (410) on 13 Apr 2010

Undiscovered, but that doesn't make it any lesser. With an underrated performance by Nicole Kidman as a Russian mail-order bride. Surprisingly funny…

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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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