An Ideal Husband

  • 1999


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85 % Certified Fresh
$ 18 Million
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Positive Reviews 37
Negative reviews 2
Average Rating 3.8/5
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3.5
Cast as Wildes (heterosexual) stand in, Everett gets all the good lines, but hes daring enough to deliver them gently, with a knowing touch of rue. EW
3.8
An Ideal Husband works because Wilde created an expert mechanism (kind of slow motion serious screwball comedy) for manipulating the plot and characte .. Rogerebert
4.5
Smooth flowing direction, a shrewdly pruned script and a top flight ensemble cast that visibly relishes both the dialogue and one anothers perfs make .. Variety
4.5
The bright, crisp design, Wildes arch eloquence and a classy company help to camouflage the shortcomings. Time Out
3.5
his big screen version of Wildes stylish match of deceit and honor, loyalty and betrayal, is more parry than thrust.
2.5
If you see a little of Bill n Hillary in Sir Robert and Lady Chilton, its because theres a little Chilton in us all. San Francisco Chronicle
2.5
The interpretation isnt completely successful theres an urge to see her cut loose but the choices Moore makes are risky and admirable. San Francisco Chronicle
3.5
Charming, delightful, comical at times, interesting at others, this film is drenched in beautiful settings and costumes, witty dialogue, and a great c .. JoBlo
4.5
The drama boasts a treasure trove of witty dialogue and some fascinating characters who are forced to prioritize their values in strange circumstances .. Spirituality And Practice
4.4
The likeness, although brief, is so uncanny that it cant be accidental. ReelViews
3.1
Certain stretches truly sparkle, but the movie is not as inventive as The Winslow Boy, nor as relaxed and goofy as Midsummer. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
All the other performances from Cate Blanchett, Minnie Driver, Julianne Moore, John Wood and Peter Vaughan are first rate. News Review
1.5
Its almost as much of a visual treat as was the 1948 Alexander Korda version. Film Journal International ..
3.8
hile the cinematic version of his farce An Ideal Husband isnt too far from ideal, its almost too polite. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
4.4
Thoroughly entertaining, the film moves from one scene of deliciously subtle humor to another. When youre not laughing out loud, youll be grinning fro .. Internet Reviews
4.0
The dialogue is anything but flat, virtually every line both driving the plot forward and functioning as a key to the playwrights sense of irony. Internet Reviews
3.0
An Ideal Husband is so determinedly droll that its likely to leave your cheeks aching from a sustained 96 minute smirk. Internet Reviews
4.5
Everett is a homo, fer petes sake isnt that hilarious (If these fossils still exist in worldly, cosmopolitan Manhattan, I shudder to think what middle ..
4.5
Here is a movie whose few imperfections never detract from its charming characters and elegant plot. Reel Talk Reviews
1.5
Parker, who himself adapted Wildes play for the movie, takes what to purists may be an unforgivable number of liberties with the story, fleshing out t .. Salon
4.5
After school holiday excesses, An Ideal Husband is a breath of fresh air a funny, acerbic and totally involving comedy with brains.
3.5
Rupert Everett goes buck wild (okay, Oscar Wilde) in this Victorian comedy of manners and romance. Flim Threet
3.8
The atmosphere is stunningly bolstered by Jocelyn Pooks chilling minimalist score.) Mr Brown Movies
3.8
The always radiant Julianne Moore doesnt miss even the most subtle nuance throughout, obviously having a lot of fun with her character. The Movie Boy
4.0
Wilde was always about lots more than witty repartee, and as sparkling as his play is as drawing room comedy, it reveals his concern with the timeless .. Calendar Live
5.0
While it would have been easy to simply rely on the strength of Wildes writing to carry the project, Parker and his cast never give any less than thei .. Boxoffice Magazine
2.5
This Husband tries desperately to squeeze itself into the trim style of other bustle and bonnet faves, but its a bad fit. E Online
4.4
Its lavish, clever entertainment, a welcome opportunity to laugh without shame. Movies Tv Guide
3.8
Everything is thoroughly enjoyable and agreeable about this delightful work, exhibiting subtle wit and brilliant dialogue. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
5.0
It is sad that this kind of dialogue is seen so infrequently in modern films; Wilde had a way with words unparalleled in this century. Film Quips Online
3.5
Quality comedy with a sprinkling of romance, skilfully assembled by a director with a clear feel for the material. Performances are universally great .. Film 4
4.5
Moore gives the best display of female Machiavellianism since Bette Davis held court over The Little Foxes. Bfi
3.5
An Ideal Husband is an entertaining, light as a feather production, as funny as it is affecting. Film Blather
2.5
Their entire world was constructed around subtlety, and, in tune with that, the one word that can be used to describe An Ideal Husband is subtle. Filmcritic.com
4.4
Then theres Gorings closest friends, Lord Robert Chiltern (Jeremy Northam) and his wife (Cate Blanchett). Cinema Phile
3.5
Its a pleasant diversion but sadly, little more than a chance to hear Ruperts barbed wit. Cine Rina
3.8
ts likely that Mr. Wilde, who once wrote, A poet can survive anything but a misprint, would have been less than thrilled with the result. Globe and Mail
2.8
Pleasantly diverting, but unlikely to inspire the kind of deep thinking about hypocrisy and unreasonable standards of virtue that Wilde intended About Film
4.4
Dont let the period setting deceive you. This is not a staid drawing rooms and tea drama. Rather, its a deliriously enjoyable comedy with dashes of pl .. Cine Matter
3.8
Only during the final reel, when the players and the camera are suddenly afflicted with a bad case of the cutesies, does this highly entertaining film .. Deep Focus
3.0
All this less than ideal Husband proves is there are few folks who have the sense to leave classic text alone.
3.8
Parker does an admirable job of translating Wildes often static, emotionally distant collection of one liners into a fairly hot morass of straitlaced .. eye WEEKLY
4.5
Parkers shuttlecock technique only succeeds in throwing Wildes cascading rhythms seriously out of whack and makes it hard to attend to the language as .. Bfi



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