Dirty Pretty Things

  • 2002


MOVIE IS momentous compelling refreshing muckraking immigrant
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Positive Reviews 36
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Average Rating 3.8/5
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1.5
Tautou doesnt make for the most convincing Turkish national, but shes balanced out by Ejiofors assured lead and a strong supporting cast, particularly .. Av Club
3.0
Although Frears new film is somewhat interesting for its subdued suspense qualities alone, the real heart of his movie lies in its portrait of charact .. Austin Chronicle
4.0
Stephen Frears latest film doesnt just expose the rotten underbelly of London: it slices it wide open. Screen Daily
4.2
Avoiding familiar common postcard views of London, Stephen Frears makes Dirty Pretty Things a tour through shady dealings and sufferings that could be .. Paste Magazine
4.4
The strength of the thriller genre is that it provides stories with built in energy and structure. Rogerebert
5.0
It will rock you to your foundations if you just come to it with an open heart. Spirituality And Practice
2.2
But its worthy aims are cheapened by an awkward style of directing, a script that ruins any good it might have exposed by its unwarranted feel good en .. Sover
3.8
The acting in the film is excellent and the screenplay is exceptional. Lariat
3.5
It does not revel in the darkness, nor does it seek to drag us down into it.Indeed, the whole point is that you gotta do what you gotta do, and theres .. Eric Ds Nider
4.0
Tweet Dirty Pretty Things Mark Halverson By This article was published on 08.28.03 Advertisement Director Stephen Frears (The Grifters and High Fideli .. News Review
4.5
Yes, this is strong stuff, but Frears avoids the soapbox by concentrating on the personal drama. Shadows On The Wall
5.0
To sum up, this is quite simply unmissable, and the best London set film since Michael Winterbottoms Wonderland. View London
5.0
(The cast of Dirty Pretty Things is as ethnically diverse as a U.N. subcommittee.) Film Journal
5.0
The beauty of the plot is that it has just enough twists and turns that its never entirely predictable. Mountain X
3.8
FreedomWorks is expanding from a 15 bed building it recently sold in north Minneapolis to a remodeled nursing home campus that could one day serve as .. Star Tribune
5.0
Dirty Pretty Things may be painful to watch, but its skillfully done on all levels. Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
Stephen Frears TV ready crime thriller plot about the harvest of human organs is dressed up in the provocative verbiage of a muckraking expose about t .. Ew
1.0
Dirty Pretty Things doesnt quite cut to the bone, but it gets as far as a couple of vital organs. Slate
4.0
What lifts the film out of the generic rut, however, is its political intelligence and compassion. Bbc
1.9
Frears ensures that Dirty Pretty Things is, well, pretty to look at, but has a more difficult time deciding whether its drama or comedy hes after. Slant Magazine
5.0
It offers as its hero an extraordinary fellow: Hes an authentic moral being who, though the universe has gone all twisty crazy into greed, mendacity a .. Washington Post
3.5
The charismatic Ejiofor grounds the film with a portrait of non judgemental human decency leavened with humor. Reeling Reviews
4.5
And their discovery busts the movie open, too, into an unexpected new place: what started out as a character study is suddenly a thriller, a kind of l .. Flickfilosopher
4.4
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture. ReelViews
4.0
Movies offer us wildly divergent stories with vivid, close up emotions, and so did the six fimmakers we invited to take part in the Envelope Directors .. Calendar Live
3.8
The poetic justice strains the verisimilitude of a film otherwise grounded in a tough reality, but there is a guilty satisfaction to it all. Seattle Pi
3.5
The less you know the more youll enjoy it, so I will say no more, except that the ending needed more of a setup in the plot to be plausible. Tony Medley
4.0
It turned out to be a complete bust..Torontos pre megacity mayors on the last time Queens Park messed with city politics With the city on the brink of .. The Star
4.4
Consequently, its easy to forgive this dramatic thriller for its occasional heavy handedness (on the subject of racism) and overly broad swipes at unc .. Deseret News
3.8
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5.0
Although Steve Knights Oscar nominated script got a bit on the nose discussing those who pretty that which we dirty, it told a compelling tale of pers .. The Filmy Ap
4.4
This combination is what makes Dirty Pretty Things so compelling. Big Picture Big Sound
3.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
4.0
The first hint that Dirty Pretty Things is a thriller is Okwes discovery of a human heart blocking a lavatory on the hotels fifth floor. Film Guardian
4.5
The refreshing subject alone makes Dirty Pretty Things an excellent thriller; the thoughtful approach makes it one of the best films of the year. Flip Side Archive
3.8
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4.0
Strangers always surprise you.They come to the hotel at night to do dirty things; its our job in the morning to make it all look pretty again. Nitrate Online
3.5
I truly believe that Ejiofor rises above everyone else in the film to give a quiet, understated performance. Films Nobs
3.8
In the not for public consumption hallways and offices, uncarpeted and unlovely, cheap clocks tick away the hours. Seattle Times
3.5
The standout is Tautou.Its a good thing Frears hadnt yet seen Amelie, because he might never have cast Tautou otherwise. About Film
4.0
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