Review of The Red Violin (1998) by Adam S — 06 Jun 2009

Beautiful storylines.....blood & enduring love.

This review of The Red Violin (1998) was written by Adam S on 06 Jun 2009.

The Red Violin has generally received very positive reviews.

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Nice watch but not as deep as the director was shooting for…

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Tried way too hard to be an epic. If it hadn't been so obvious, it would have been better…

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By Mike K (761) on 10 Aug 2012

Not bad. It was almost distracting that Sam Jackson was in it, and some part of it were either boring or didn't care about. Worth a rent, though…

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