Review of Provoked (2007) by Stacy B — 27 Dec 2007

I like this movie and I think she did the right thing.

This review of Provoked (2007) was written by Stacy B on 27 Dec 2007.

Provoked has generally received mixed reviews.

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It was okay. Aishwarya, Naveen, and Miranda were clearly the best actors of the film and that's not saying much, but it was fine…

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By Nisa K (26) on 21 May 2008

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By Steven G (866) on 23 Feb 2010

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By Dy M (24) on 16 Jun 2014

This film should reach the doors of battered and abused women out there…

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By Al N (54) on 05 Aug 2008

Aishwarya Rai is superb in this true story of a woman pushed to murder from years of domestic violence. An important tale, well executed…

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By Dawn R (136) on 15 May 2010

True story about a Punjabi woman who falls into an abusive marriage and is sentenced to life in prison when she burns him in his bed…

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By Ed Gonzalez (1,102) for Village Voice (8,525) on 01 Dec 2012

Short-changing issues of race and wearing its heart way out on its sleeve, it's the film's amateur exposition that's most dumbfounding -- poised…

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By Kym (C My Community Profile) R (190) on 13 Feb 2010

Bollywood movie . Naveen Andrews of Lost is in this so I guess that?s why Ernie let me borrow it (I love my Losties!!) It…

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By Tasha Robinson (753) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 29 Oct 2011

There's a noble cause buried under all the clumsy speeches, blatant manipulations, and foreordained conflicts, but the thudding lack of subtlety…

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