Review of The Statement (2003) by Troy M — 19 Aug 2007

I love Tilda Swinton. She can play a cold woman so well! I guess that's why they got her to be the Ice Queen in Chronicles of Narnia!

This review of The Statement (2003) was written by Troy M on 19 Aug 2007.

The Statement has generally received mixed reviews.

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By David D (2,198) on 17 Jun 2015

A terrific cast in a finely directed and beautifully photographed movie. It has a very strong story…

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By Jake C (820) on 16 Oct 2007

Brilliant development of Caine's character. Solid production all around…

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By Melanie M (183) on 08 Apr 2008

Competently written, directed, acted; Caine plays a terrifically weasely Nazi collaborator trying to escape from his past…

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By Dick C (6) on 30 Mar 2008

It'd be a nicer film if they could just speak in France not in English…

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By Paul D (6,077) on 22 Jul 2007

A solid thriller set in a beautiful part of the world which does help things along, although Michael Caine's performance is strong enough to…

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By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 30 Jun 2007

Not quite a thriller and not quite a character study, though with elements of both, the film is limited by its ambiguous relation to history…

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By Xgary X (983) on 13 Jul 2007

I was initially hooked by this film, both by the great opening scene in which Michael Caine coldly disposes of a supposed jewish vigilante…

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By Megan Lehmann (257) for New York Post (6,650) on 17 Jul 2007

Overripe dialogue and a fevered score fail to inject any real tension, and the accentless English spoken throughout a film set entirely in…

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By Tim G (1,197) on 14 Sep 2007

Michael Caine is amazing as a French Nazi collaborator still on the loose in the 1990's. A slow moving drama, but not dull…

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By Sophie B (427) on 21 Oct 2011

I really liked the narrative behind this film, however I was slightly confused as to who I should be rooting for…

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