Review of Death Defying Acts (2007) by Tara C — 08 Apr 2008

Great romance movie! loved every part of it!

This review of Death Defying Acts (2007) was written by Tara C on 08 Apr 2008.

Death Defying Acts has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Leigh M (61) on 10 Aug 2011

This is an unusual work in that Catherine Zeta-Jones is better than the film as a whole. Usually it is the other way around…

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By Facu S (119) on 24 Aug 2010

Basada en un episodio de la vida de Houdini, mezcla una historia ficticia de amor con hechos reales de su vida…

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By Andrew I (238) on 04 Jan 2010

I liked The Illusionist and I liked The Prestige, so a similar genre film about Houdini in Scotland made by the BBC would be good too, right…

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By Marcus B (319) on 22 Dec 2011

I really cannot figure out what was the point of that movie.Creators of this movie pick up two facts from Houdinis life, twist them around…

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By Karine M (66) on 13 Jul 2009

J'ai trouver que le film ne mettait pas assez l'accent sur la vie d'Houdini, ont auraient preferer voir des trucs de magie, des exploits plus…

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By Alaine B (271) on 20 Jul 2011

Romantic drama involving psychics and magic. Bittersweet…

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By Tibor B (317) on 06 Sep 2009

Nicely shot but dramatically dull fictional story of Harry Houdini's relationship with a poor single Edinburgh mum, who scrapes a living from…

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By Mário V (52) on 23 Jul 2010

Ottima cinematografia. Non mi pare molto fedele alla storia 'originaria', ma alla fine comunica qualcosa…

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By Robert C (1,701) on 25 Jan 2010

Delightful mystery drama with four fantastic performances by Pearce, Ronan, Spall and Jones…

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By Cameron J (1,335) on 01 Aug 2012

Forget Houdini, this film itself is real magic, because it made cultural distinctions disappear into thin air…

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