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A Beautiful Life
2008
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A Beautiful Life
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1.5
Its tough to find comedy in a dead serious, skid row set film about homelessness, sexual abuse, incest and the exploitation of immigrants, but the mis ..
Variety
0.6
Because I dont do it for fame, I dont even care about being famous actually.
2.5
Whatever does work here mainly a soulful performance by Liu Ye ultimately gets lost in the excess.
1.3
A Beautiful Life is nicely shot and features some appealing actors, and thats about it for the good news.
San Francisco Chronicle
0.5
Scream, smash, slap, cry, repeat. The only respite: fleeting scenes of Debi Mazar as a librarian, rocking a cardigan and reading glasses.
Village Voice
1.3
A Beautiful Life makes little attempt to be credible or original. And the acting is poor.
New York Post
1.5
successfully balances satire and sentimentality in the first half, but loses his bearings in the sappier second part.
Npr
1.8
Maggie simply isnt particularly interesting or memorable as a character, and Angela Sarafyan, the actress who plays her, doesnt have the charisma or s ..
Nyc Movie Guru
2.0
Theres simply not enough for Maggie and David to do to sustain an entire movie.
Filmcritic.com
1.9
Unfortunately, Lau throws in one too many wrinkles, squandering our empathy by forcing us through a long winded relationship involving betrayal and il ..
Boston Phoenix
3.1
The film strains credulity by pushing its characters wildly to and fro with a shamelessly sentimental screenplay.
Seattle Times
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