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By Alison C (292) on 14 Mar 2009

Sam Neil in one of his best roles. I would have liked a love interest or romance.. Direction tight and cinematography powerful at times…

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By Kirstie O (17) on 11 Mar 2009

Lovers of language and charm (and perhaps dogs), do yourself a favour and make the effort to catch this one…

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By Bronwyn D (30) on 06 Mar 2009

I laughed a lot and loved hearing the thoughts of the Englishman. Well done Toa and Don…

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By Erika G (93) on 06 Mar 2009

I knew nothing about this movie before I went to see it and was more than pleasantly surprised. I really loved it…

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By Tania P (19) on 05 Mar 2009

THIS movie proved you don't have resort to slapstick humour to create a very funny and yet moving story…

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By Matthew B (2,571) on 03 Mar 2009

Whimsical is the word I would use (and am). I had a smle on my face pretty much all the way through…

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By John F (961) on 03 Mar 2009

This film was surprisingly good. A bit weird and offbeat, it made me laugh out loud, kept my attention and had marvellous photography…

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By Vilma M (6) on 02 Mar 2009

Small cast, great performances...me encanto…

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By Natalie M (473) on 01 Mar 2009

Superb film - great script, great acting, great cinematography, so proud that this film was directed by a new zealander and that it got nz…

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By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 27 Feb 2009

Toa Fraser's sensitive direction of this deceptively challenging and surprisingly satisfying film, keeps the tone perfectly balanced in the…

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By Cameron P (181) on 26 Feb 2009

It is impressive that anyone managed to convince even one executive producer that this would be a wise project in which to invest…

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By Paul B (2,474) on 19 Feb 2009

Gorgeous cinematography and setting. The f…

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By Craig S (631) on 19 Feb 2009

Lucky enough to see a preview of Dean Spanley thanks to the distributor…

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By Andrea B (333) on 10 Feb 2009

The tragic thing about some films is that they're too nice for their own good…

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By Rod L (21) on 06 Feb 2009

Good movie, O'toole is convincing as a moany old git! and sam neil is good in his role too…

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By Ethan T (324) on 05 Feb 2009

An undiscovered gem of a movie, this UK-NZ co-production has an excellent cast (Peter O'Toole, Sam Neill, Jeremy Northam, Bryan Brown) and…

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By David F (1,889) on 02 Feb 2009

Very odd little film. Peter O'Toole is not far from death so he should pick better roles if he wants that elsuive Oscar…

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By Joe H (1,381) on 31 Jan 2009

Sam Neill is rather good as a Dean who recites memories of a past life as a dog in this odd but asethetically charming period piece…

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By Aled L (2) on 26 Jan 2009

It lifted my spirits and made me laugh. Sam Neil is great as a clerical dog…

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By Sean C (2,276) on 22 Jan 2009

Slow to get off the mark but rewarded with a moving and uplifting final half hour and some wonderful ensemble acting…

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