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By Adrian Morgan L (297) on 26 Aug 2006

This is the best movie of 1996. Not my favourite, but the best. Fargo will always hold the title of my favourite movie from 1996…

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By Nils M (19) on 07 Jul 2006

Lived up to it's reputation. One of my new favorites…

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By David M (3,086) on 08 May 2006

Brilliantly acted. Heartbreaking and hilarious…

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 06 May 2006

It's hard to argue against it being a sharply observant and deeply felt melodrama, one that is accessible, contemporary and frightingly realistic…

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By Curls N (8) on 05 May 2006

Fantastic Mike Leigh film. Brilliant performances and a heart-felt, touching script…

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By Marc J (57) on 26 Mar 2006

Only Mike Leigh film I've seen. It's like watching Coronation Street. Made for television drama. No thanks…

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By Cosmic G (5) on 20 Mar 2006

Real, gutsy,touching and funny…

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By Michael Wilmington (1,474) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 26 Jan 2006

If film means anything to you, if emotional truth is a quality you care about, this is an event that ought not be missed…

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By Macky (1) on 22 Oct 2005

The Best Movie I have ever seen, PERIOD! Unbelivable acting, great story, deeply moving…

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By Michael Dequina (1,684) for TheMovieReport.com (1,582) on 13 Sep 2005

Leigh's script and direction pushes all the right emotional buttons without getting overly melodramatic…

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By Gillon J (2) on 29 May 2005

First of all, The Wolf Brigade. A capable anime film…

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By Jodie L (9) on 17 Apr 2005

BRENDA BLYTHEN GIVES A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE, VERY TOUCHING AND FUNNY. THE ENTIRE CAST IS EXCELLENT…

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By Leo Goldsmith (118) for Not Coming to a Theater Near You (268) on 01 Mar 2005

Leigh's film stops short of catharsis, providing the potential for the characters' rebuilding of their relationships without suggesting that…

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By Judith Egerton (151) for Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (151) on 30 Jun 2004

The characters are so painfully real it's more like watching a documentary than a made-up story…

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By Frank Ochieng (928) for Movie Eye (513) on 25 Jun 2004

An English mother-daughter racial melodrama that resonates with simplicity and insight…

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By Jason Y (278) on 29 Apr 2004

(VHS)(First Viewing, 2 Leigh films seen) [i]Successful black woman traces her birth mother to a lower-class white woman, who denies it; emotions…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 26 Mar 2003

Perhaps Mike Leigh's most popular film, but still packs a gut-punch…

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By Mike Clark (1,024) for USA Today (4,117) on 24 Nov 2002

Blethyn is so astonishing that you forget you're seeing a performance…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 26 Nov 2001

It moves us on a human level, it keeps us guessing during scenes as unpredictable as life, and it shows us how ordinary people have a chance…

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By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 06 May 2001

There's not a weak performance in Secrets And Lies, a fact made more notable by the seeming ease with which the cast performs as an ensemble…

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