Review of Restoration (1995) by Jordan T — 29 May 2008

Was quite a good movie, love period films.

This review of Restoration (1995) was written by Jordan T on 29 May 2008.

Restoration has generally received positive reviews.

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By D A (25) on 25 Aug 2008

Great cast and great costumes should have made this a great movie. It was good, but not great…

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Michael Hoffman's Restoration is a handsome, intelligent version of Rose Tremain's novel, brimming with gilded images and elegant, paradoxical ideas…

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By Thomas T (451) on 20 Aug 2008

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By Karen Y (25) on 10 Oct 2008

Absolutely in love with RDJ's eyes. Kind of a strange movie though. What an odd cast, Robert Downey Jr with Ian McKellen, Hugh Grant and Meg Ryan…

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Firstly, the design work here is worth all the accolade (and the Oscars won by the respective designer and art director)…

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By Josh P (638) on 25 Feb 2008

This is one of the most underrated movies of all time...Robert Downey was so awesome in this...i really really like this time in history with…

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I always say, if a costume designer or an art director is striving to win an Oscar, they need to devote their careers to working on films set…

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By Private U (13,627) on 04 Feb 2008

I was impressed by Robert Downey Jr's performance in this. What a change…

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By Clinton K (46) on 23 Mar 2008

A cool little film. Its one of those rare moments when I stumble upon a film from the past that I had never taken time to watch…

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