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By Karina Montgomery (580) for Cinerina (549) on 29 Nov 2002

Could it be better cast? NO! It?s a frothy delight, true to the spirit of the original, but flavored with the permissiveness of the present…

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By Robert K. Elder (222) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 23 Nov 2002

Resonates and inspires rapid-fire bouts of laughter, perhaps even a few giggles from the author himself, whom posterity has rewarded the last laugh…

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By Brent Simon (1,142) for Entertainment Today (201) on 25 Aug 2002

While the film doesn't quite stake its claim as a definitive reimagination, it is nonetheless a fun, energetic treatment of an engaging story…

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By Jason Best (961) for BBC.com (1,500) on 25 Aug 2002

Handled correctly, Wilde's play is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice. Here, alas, it collapses like an overcooked soufflé…

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By Philip Martin (1,107) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 30 Jul 2002

a curiously unambitious film, content to fill up a couple of hours with sugar talk and pretty pictures…

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By Jessica Winter (193) for Village Voice (8,525) on 21 Jul 2002

Tonally, however, Earnest boasts perfect pitch, thanks mainly to the blithe, nimble actors…

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 19 Jul 2002

The film lacked the capriciousness it required…

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By Marshall Fine (1,011) for Journal News (Westchester, NY) (178) on 14 Jul 2002

It's so full of wrong choices that all you can do is shake your head in disbelief -- and worry about what classic Oliver Parker intends to…

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By Matt Easterbrook (153) for Matt's Movie Reviews (913) on 07 Jul 2002

Like watching a dress rehearsal the week before the show goes up: everything's in place but something's just a little off-kilter…

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By Mark Freeman (15) for Critical Eye (13) on 27 Jun 2002

In this poor remake of such a well loved classic, Parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision…

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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 17 Jun 2002

Parker holds true to Wilde's own vision of a pure comedy with absolutely no meaning, and no desire to be anything but a polished, sophisticated…

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By Staci Layne Wilson (667) for Fantastica Daily (363) on 16 Jun 2002

Despite all it has going for it, there are too many slow spots…

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By Jeffrey Westhoff (767) for Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) (767) on 12 Jun 2002

Though Earnest is Wilde's most famous work, this film is not as rich as Parker's version of An Ideal Husband…

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By Andrew Sarris (502) for New York Observer (1,400) on 05 Jun 2002

Though Mr. Parker's The Importance of Being Earnest is pleasant enough in its casting and performances, it doesn't work as it should…

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By Carolyn Clay (5) for Boston Phoenix (1,372) on 31 May 2002

By and large, this sumptuous lark of an Earnest goes toward proving its own assertion that in matters of grave importance - say, the adaptation…

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By Mary Kalin-Casey (56) for Reel.com (1,232) on 30 May 2002

Oliver Parker's new Earnest adaptation boasts a fine cast capable of delivering the author's flamboyant epigrams, yet even they falter under…

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By Shawn Levy (1,238) for Oregonian (1,550) on 30 May 2002

With all this raw material, it's a puzzlement and an annoyance that Parker feels so obligated to interpose fantastic elements and comic action…

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By David Elliott (754) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 30 May 2002

Opening up' the play more has partly closed it down…

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By Jackie Loohauis (51) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 30 May 2002

Oscar Wilde's 1895 comedy remains one of his most enduring, and Miramax's new release can't match the impact or import of the original…

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By Steven Rosen (101) for Denver Post (1,096) on 30 May 2002

In trying to make Earnest more of a visual romp than it needs to be, [Parker] almost stomps the Wildeness out of its literary wit…

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