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By Elenore T (3) on 02 Mar 2009

As a film, it's well structured but a bit flimsily plotted…

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By Laura L (473) on 19 Feb 2009

With this being a biopic about a playwright I didn't know anything about, I thought it would just turn out to be a mushy melodramatic mess…

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By Liam D (200) on 08 Feb 2009

A very well written and performed biopic about the rather short life of playwright Joe Orton…

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By Briget 6 (3) on 10 Jan 2009

Frears, Molina, OLDMAN. Need I go on? Alright, I will…

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By Shane P (141) on 24 Dec 2008

I love Stephen Frears because he has a way of blending theatrical writing into cinematic writing. But, I think he fell short on this one…

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By Paul Z (502) on 21 Oct 2008

Stephen Frears's seriocomic biopic tells the story of Joe Orton and Kenneth Halliwell in flashback, framed by sequences of John Lahr, played…

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By His L (73) on 23 Sep 2008

Wow I have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...this has got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout…

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By Yi-Ting W (1) on 08 Sep 2008

Interesting storyline, fantastic acting all round especially from Gary Oldman (Joe) and Alfred Molina (Kenneth) who both absorb into the characters…

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By Ross T (104) on 24 Aug 2008

This movie was great. I have to say I didn't know anything about Orton beforehand, but now I'm interested…

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By Private U (13,627) on 18 Aug 2008

Gary Oldman plays a gay playwright and you buy it. It is an amazing performance…

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By Robin T (281) on 07 Aug 2008

I wasn't familiar with Joe Orton, but I had seen the Beatle films. Interesting story about an unusual relationship…

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By Dan D (1,306) on 02 Jul 2008

Interesting boipic, all right movie, but Gary Oldman will always be Lee Harvey Oswald to me…

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By Carlos L (137) on 10 Jun 2008

Oldman, Molina y la Redgrave se mandan potentes actuaciones. Tiene la suerte de tener un gran guion. Sorprende e impacta con el final…

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By Dyl A (4) on 16 May 2008

A good movie. The acting is excellent and as an adaptation of the biography works well. Only criticism comes with its age and pace…

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By Haberdasher Z (12) on 16 Apr 2008

I love this film! Oldman and Molina are perfect as the playwrit Joe Orton and his lover Kenneth Halliwell respectively…

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By Julie S (356) on 05 Apr 2008

Absolutely brilliant. My favourite film with my favourite actor... GaryO. I have Joe Orton's plays and his journal as well as the biography…

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By Adrian R (138) on 12 Mar 2008

Intriguing story about the impulsive playwright Joe Orton…

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By Ryan H (2,006) on 10 Mar 2008

Joe Orton was a rather intriguing fellow…

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By Alex P (1,080) on 10 Mar 2008

Perusing the Gary Oldman canon. Very well done…

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By Rianna W (4) on 27 Feb 2008

Some wonderful quotes and some great acting…

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