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By Michael Dequina (1,684) for TheMovieReport.com (1,582) on 13 Oct 2007

David Cronenberg tells a story of the Russian mob in London as only he can--indeed, with ample doses of brutal, bloody, extreme violence…

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By Diana Saenger (322) for ReviewExpress.com (294) on 13 Oct 2007

Eastern Promises is mostly predictable throughout the film, but that never diminishes the intrigue and drama of the story…

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By Cherryl Dawson And Leigh Ann Palone (956) for TheMovieChicks.com (956) on 11 Oct 2007

It's a raw film with a few problems (one being that you don't care for Anna as much as you care about the gangsters)…

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By Kevin A. Ranson (644) for MovieCrypt.com (644) on 10 Oct 2007

A predictable plot with trademark David Cronenberg highlights is salvaged by a great cast... but just barely…

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By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 10 Oct 2007

this movie slows down to a crawl to examine the grim reality of people who live without hope, controlled by monsters who pretend to be human…

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By Geoff Berkshire (602) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 09 Oct 2007

An unforgettable bathhouse brawl immediately takes a place among Cronenberg's best and most outrageous sequences (and with this director, that's…

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By Scott Nash (692) for Three Movie Buffs (692) on 05 Oct 2007

If you enjoy a good mob movie (and who doesn't?), then you'll enjoy Eastern Promises, which delivers a great one…

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By James Kendrick (1,607) for Q Network Film Desk (1,607) on 05 Oct 2007

Moreso than most crime films, Eastern Promises bears the heavy, omnipresent weight of history…

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By Jules Brenner (885) for Cinema Signals (847) on 01 Oct 2007

I see award nominations all over the place here--it is simply a crackling arthouse of talent in every craft…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Orlando Sentinel (1,594) on 30 Sep 2007

It's just too bad Eastern Promises, on the whole, promises more than it delivers…

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By David Poland (216) for Movie City News (162) on 29 Sep 2007

Eastern Promises is a good movie, no doubt... but the script might have made a better movie in the hands of a director with less of a vision…

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By Gina Carbone (187) for Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (187) on 27 Sep 2007

For all his three-dimensional humanism, it's clear Cronenberg likes his men to get their hands dirty and enjoys watching small-boned women…

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By Randy Shulman (132) for Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (190) on 26 Sep 2007

After the movie ends, and you recall its various touchpoints, Cronenberg's work suddenly acquires unexpected retrospective depth…

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By Mark R. Leeper (892) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 26 Sep 2007

Double-crosses, violent fights, and secret plans make the film feel like a good episode of the Sopranovs…

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By Susan Granger (2,214) for www.susangranger.com (329) on 25 Sep 2007

The naked bathhouse fight is perhaps the most eagerly anticipated scene in this brutal Cronenberg thriller - but there's more to it than that…

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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 25 Sep 2007

Grabs you, holds you, and won't let go. It's a film that you carry around with you for days after seeing it…

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By Linda Cook (1,442) for Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (1,206) on 24 Sep 2007

Ah, September is here. And with it arrive the serious movies…

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By Eric Melin (822) for Scene-Stealers.com (667) on 23 Sep 2007

It is not the histrionics that keep us hooked. What lingers long after the movie has ended are the characters…

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By Kam Williams (1,272) for Leader Newspapers, New Jersey (4) on 23 Sep 2007

Exploring an array of themes ranging from love and betrayal to morality and mortality, Eastern Promises is a mesmerizing thriller designed…

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By Daniel M. Kimmel (1,403) for Worcester Telegram & Gazette (604) on 21 Sep 2007

a powerful, well-done film that will not be to every taste…

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