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By Joseph_Saad67 (1) on 24 Nov 2022

I saw this film by a chance. Because its not famous film. I understand nothing about the story and the end is silly with no meaning…

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By Russell R (256) on 23 Mar 2017

Simple story about a guy who orders a Russian mail order bride and it turns out to be a scam. I enjoyed it. Not a big fan of Chaplin's…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 22 Aug 2016

Black comedies are rare enough. Birthday Girl is a member of an even rarer species, the black romantic comedy…

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By Mike Clark (1,024) for USA Today (4,117) on 15 Aug 2016

The actress may get an Oscar nomination for the wrong movie -- Moulin Rouge over The Others -- but it would be a double misfortune for audiences…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 07 Jan 2016

Kidman, who speaks Russian for much of the movie, turns in a technically impeccable performance, but the movie gets far more out of her than…

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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 Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 19 Dec 2014

The most subtly revolting aspect of the movie is how it manages to exploit violence for cheap thrills, in part by equating submission with love…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 12 Aug 2014

This breathless demi-noir has so much bounce that we barely get any time to mull over the gaping holes in its moth-eaten plot…

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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 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 Keith Phipps (1,177) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 13 Mar 2014

Nicole Kidman -- continuing the string of remarkable performances that have followed Eyes Wide Shut -- finds plenty of fodder in the long-delayed…

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By Jack Mathews (1,044) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 04 Sep 2013

Rare is the movie that arrives without fanfare -- that sneaks between the cracks, pops up relatively unheralded on the big screen, and takes…

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By Charles Taylor (365) for Salon.com (2,725) on 20 Jun 2013

It's that sense of ardor that's missing from Ben Chaplin's performance in Birthday Girl…

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By Lorenz R (185) on 07 Feb 2013

Directed by playwright Jez Butterworth, who had got into cinema with Mojo (1997), here he got lucky and was able to attract a big name or two…

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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 Tasos L (452) on 03 Nov 2012

Good enough to kill your time but nothing more…

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By Angelina C (374) on 10 Oct 2012

A quirky black comedy. Good but not great…

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By The Critic ( (601) on 10 Aug 2012

An amusing premise fails to translate very well to the screen, though the cast deliver good performances and keep the proceedings watchable…

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By Red L (493) on 27 Jul 2012

What to say about this movie. On the plus side - it stars Nicole Kidman with very few clothes…

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By Pinattar (48) on 07 Jul 2012

An alright movie that shows the acting abilities of Nicole Kidman and Vincent Cassel…

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