Review of Birthday Girl (2002) by Freddie P — 13 Oct 2007

Gotta be a cult following. nice to see NK in a different role to the smouldering dohick. Well worth a watch.

This review of Birthday Girl (2002) was written by Freddie P on 13 Oct 2007.

Birthday Girl has generally received mixed reviews.

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

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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 Pinattar (48) on 07 Jul 2012

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

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