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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 25 Dec 2001

Deals with weighty issues and is intellectually intriguing, but I found myself uninvolved from start to finish…

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By Rita Kempley (781) for Washington Post (9,851) on 25 Dec 2001

It's worth seeing at the very least because it is so different from standard Hollywood fare…

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By William Arnold (1,101) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 25 Dec 2001

In a time when even the best of big Hollywood movies all seem to be mired in a certain nagging, unimaginative visual sameness, this one dares…

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By Ross Brooks (7) for Citysearch (305) on 25 Dec 2001

Hallstrom and screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs deftly sidestep sentimentality in favor of subtlety, and the talented cast, lead by Spacey,…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 25 Dec 2001

This morbid and self-consciously literary adaptation of E. Annie Proulx's Pulitzer-winning novel is no crowd pleaser…

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By Liz Braun (961) for Jam! Movies (2,396) on 24 Dec 2001

A meandering, visually lovely film that mostly proves there are some things on the page that cannot work on the screen…

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By Rob Blackwelder (857) for SPLICEDWire (872) on 24 Dec 2001

The kind of mundanely well-tuned movie designed for the singular purpose of winning undeserved Oscars…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 24 Dec 2001

Lasse Hallström has a fondness for stories about mavericks who yearn for a community where they can find acceptance and independence, a theme…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 23 Dec 2001

Nothing more than a heavy-handed soap opera masquerading as serious drama; in the end it sinks under the weight of its own pretensions…

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By Ross Anthony (612) for Hollywood Report Card (612) on 23 Dec 2001

Feeling broken, hurt, worn down to the nails by the erosive wind of life? So is Kevin Spacey in this strong piece. Perhaps this picture can help out…

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By Rod Armstrong (87) for Reel.com (1,232) on 21 Dec 2001

Engaging enough to watch, and a fair measure better than [Hallström's] ridiculously overrated last work, Chocolat…

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By Michael Rechtshaffen (1,086) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 21 Dec 2001

With a very able cast on hand to flesh out the finer details ... it makes for an artfully assembled picture…

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By Jon Popick (633) for Planet Sick-Boy (616) on 13 Dec 2001

There just isn't much happening here, other than some foreshadowing as subtle as a dump truck in a minefield…

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