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By Alan Dale (91) for Blogcritics.org (91) on 28 Nov 2004

[T]his can't be called naturalism…

Review of Vera Drake (2004)

By Brian Gibson (578) for Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) (665) on 20 Nov 2004

Leigh takes the steady pulse of one woman's quietly remarkable life and turns it into one of the most absorbing, memorable films of the year…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 09 Nov 2004

Hints about America's future under Bush may theoretically be unearthed in Great Britain's past, or at least the past as catalogued by Mike…

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By Matt Kelemen (219) for Las Vegas CityLife (159) on 09 Nov 2004

This is Staunton's moment in the sun. Her portrayal of the disintegration of Vera's spirit is wrenching…

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By Mark Palermo (504) for The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) (715) on 08 Nov 2004

Vera Drake finds an artist of Leigh's sincerity and seriousness at the top of his game. It's the best film of its type since In America…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 06 Nov 2004

Tough and grim, Vera Drake is not as brilliant as Naked but it's an emotionally harrowing tale that admirably avoids judging or condescendeing…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 05 Nov 2004

There's a gentleness and sweetness to Vera Drake that belies how edgy, controversial and ugly some of the material is…

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By Sean O'connell (919) for Eclipse Magazine (446) on 05 Nov 2004

Moves slowly but stays engaging, guided by the storyteller's masterful touch…

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By David N. Butterworth (570) for Movie Boeuf (266) on 05 Nov 2004

Another bleak, harrowingly realistic drama from Mike Leigh highlighted by a phenomenal star turn by Imelda Staunton in the title role…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 05 Nov 2004

Leigh's gift in Vera Drake is that he doesn't help us decide what to think of Vera, but he does help us understand her…

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By James Rocchi (1,075) for Netflix (481) on 04 Nov 2004

In postwar Britain, Vera Drake helps the needy and pays for it dearly in Mike Leigh's underplayed and overwhelming drama…

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By Richard Nilsen (100) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 04 Nov 2004

All the actors so completely fade away that you come out of the film thinking you've seen the real people, not players reciting a script…

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By Marty Mapes (591) for Movie Habit (892) on 03 Nov 2004

A very good drama, rich cinematography, and an impeccable performance by Staunton…

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By Glenn Kenny (1,728) for Premiere Magazine (318) on 02 Nov 2004

Imelda Staunton is absolutely astonishing…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 02 Nov 2004

Mike Leigh shapes his superb film as a repressed working-class companion to All or Nothing, establishing a vivid place and time but offering…

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By Diana Saenger (322) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 02 Nov 2004

Immersing the audience in her character's plight, Imelda Staunton is more than terrific as Vera Drake…

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By Prairie Miller (985) for WBAI Web Radio (87) on 01 Nov 2004

Authentic and complex grid of a system of social values and fears that has most everyone stuck in its tragic labyrinth…

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By Jack Garner (583) for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (558) on 28 Oct 2004

An affecting portrait of a kindly woman with no political or religious agenda, just a desire to be helpful…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Denver Rocky Mountain News (608) on 28 Oct 2004

Comes close to ranking with [Leigh's] best work, the searing Naked and the witty Topsy Turvy…

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By Duane Dudek (861) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 27 Oct 2004

A satisfyingly performed character piece and richly evocative of its period to the degree that the subject matter feels overwhelmed…

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