Review of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) by Jessica G — 17 Dec 2017

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is was good Japanese/British Drama Christmas movie in World War II and friendship.

This review of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) was written by Jessica G on 17 Dec 2017.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence has generally received positive reviews.

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By Nate A (393) on 30 Jan 2011

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By Jason M (2,623) on 06 Oct 2011

This strange movie is held up by David Bowie. It has a beautiful musical score. The acting is what makes this movie worth seeing…

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By Walter M (1,360) on 18 Jul 2011

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By Stella D (433) on 02 Jan 2012

Spell-binding, but hard to access, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence is too far off the mark to be a movie worth recommending to friends…

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By John C P (108) on 01 Mar 2012

This is actually reviewing the newly released Blu Fray version of the movie. It is excellent definitely Nagisa Oshima's best piece…

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By Jingbo W (177) on 04 Mar 2011

Its intentions tend to be very reserved and modest. But I always like POW movies! Besides the score is wonderfully inspiring and also sad…

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By Luke B (1,067) on 30 Apr 2011

Intense,remarkable PWO drama;BowieÂ´s best roles.Shall not miss it…

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By Stephen B (1,233) on 17 Dec 2017

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is was good Japanese/British Drama Christmas movie in World War II and friendship…

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By Jenna I (601) on 09 Nov 2012

FURYO en vf. J'ai beau voir et comprendre exactement ou on veut m'emmener, je reste toujours aussi hermétique à ce film. Va comprendre…

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By Chris B (2,902) on 16 Jan 2011

An interesting and very serious subject, but the characters spend most of their time sitting around talking, which gets really boring after…

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