Memoirs of a Geisha

  • PG13 (SINGAPORE)
  • 2005


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36 % Rotten
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Positive Reviews 26
Negative reviews 8
Average Rating 3.1/5
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1.5
As an unwieldy piece of studio exoticism, its this years The Last Samurai. Av Club
2.5
Far more fun is Asian superstar Gong Li as Sayuris main competition, Hatsumomo. Austin Chronicle
3.1
On the level of voluptuous visual beauty, it works if you simply regard it. Rogerebert
5.0
Best of all, here is a movie that unabashedly celebrates small acts of kindness as the most precious thing we can bestow on one another. Spirituality And Practice
2.5
It has a kind of surface beauty that will no doubt win it many admirers and perhaps even some year end awards, but its a beauty without grace or poetr .. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.1
You wish it were more like a kimono, richly woven, multilayered and more substantial. Usa Today
2.2
Certainly they are dressed beautifully, and the movie is often lovely to look at, if nothing else. Eric Ds Nider
4.0
So even if its exaggerated and improbable on every level, the film still manages to grab our eye with its spectacular artistry, and our heart with its .. Shadows On The Wall
2.0
Gorgeous to look at but curiously uninvolving and occasionally irritating, this is ultimately something of a disappointment despite strong performance .. View London
2.8
Beautiful geishas flit and whoosh through the equally beautiful scenery. Cs Monitor
3.0
For all of its inaccuracies and over the top mise en scene, Memoirs is quite entertaining. Film Journal
3.5
Maybe it was all that negative hype and the lowered expectations that went with along with it that made me find the film considerably better than Id d .. Mountain X
2.5
Unfortunately, Memoirs of a Geisha is not even satisfying as a fairy tale set in an enticing, unattainable world.Overall, the film comes across as an .. Emanuellevy
2.0
The movies style could quite possibly pass as Classic Hollywood, with its tale of a simple melodrama based on the determination of a woman society att .. Reel Talk Reviews
2.8
Hairpins fly and obis go awry in this sleek production.And yet, inscrutably, no one and nothing gets touched. Ew
3.0
A beautiful, exotic and well acted cultural hybrid, but its never as moving as it ought to be. Empire
2.8
To be fair, its got a cast of beautiful people in beautiful settings, and you could turn off your critical thinking skills and just enjoy that. Movies
2.5
It needed a director and a producing team less intent on making a masterpiece and more intent on just making a good movie. Sf Gate
5.0
Instead, each provides a sumptuous and absorbing portrayal of a lost and peculiar world. Bbc
2.5
Yet it just sits there, glorious but fitfully absorbing, never remotely enticing. Washington Post
1.9
Some might claim racism for the former, and the latter is just a predictably flimsy attempt at Westernizing the story and making it accessible for Ame .. The Movie Boy
3.5
Despite solid performances, epic storytelling and extravagant production design, Memoirs only delivers a good love story, when it should have been gre .. Bullz-Eye
3.8
The story is pretty simple but the film, like the book, is about the details and this is what attracts to Memoirs of a Geisha. Reeling Reviews
2.5
With its Dickensian world of orphans and benefactors, Memoirs is old fashioned in more ways than one, but rarely to a positive effect. Las Vegas Weekly
3.8
Memoirs of a Geisha is worthwhile on many levels, although it lacks the depth of feeling that would have elevated it from a good movie to a romance fo .. ReelViews
2.0
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La .. Calendar Live
3.8
But the story is so compelling and the movie is such a pleasure to the eyes and ears that these quibbles have no staying power, and whatever sins of p .. Seattle Pi
2.5
The filmmakers have taken the source material Arthur Goldens best selling novel and turned it into a glossy Hollywood production with the overripe mel .. Deseret News
3.5
Every frame is a work of art, its composition, colours and lighting touched by magic. Urban Cine File
3.5
Its the kind of performance that can make the material seem richer than it actually is. La Weekly
4.5
And Li pulls off villainy to mask vulnerability with great style and subtlety. Varia Gate
2.5
Memoirs of a Geisha is old fashioned Hollywood melodrama that never quite attains the grandeur of an epic. Three Movie Buffs
3.1
For example, whenever I go to the bank, the teller requires my passport or driver licenses.I have never felt unhappy about such a request. Kansas City
1.3
A tough casting decision that robs the film of some precious authenticity already a mite in question since its based on a book written by an American .. Ross Anthony
4.7
Memoirs of a Geisha is most memorable for the parts of the film and cast you normally dont notice, and succeeds in ways I find hard to put into words. Waffle Movies
3.8
Still, Ziyi is as lovely and charming as ever, showing off her dancing skills once again in a passionate number done on 7 inch lifts, which is the fil .. ComingSoon
2.0
Trying too hard to grab our attention, loses it. The art of the geisha prizes subtlety, stillness, grace. Why doesnt this movie News Week
3.1
The film glows with the exotic backlight of melodrama, from the warm saturation of Dion Beebes cinematography to the persuasive emotional power of its .. Chron
2.5
But the remainder of the cast is too good to endure such indignities, and watching them fight valiantly through the syntax is frustrating in the extre .. Flip Side Archive
2.5
As it stands, the film can best be described as a gorgeous, convoluted mess. From The Balcony
3.0
This third act is by far the least satisfactory, the war scenes perfunctory and the rushed conclusion finalising a romance that rarely convinces and d .. Future Movies
3.0
... a fascinating glimpse at a lost world of women with skin of porcelain and spines of steel, and the men in their thrall. Orlando Sentinel
4.0
One that rarely stops to take a breath.The booming soundtrack composed by John Williams would overwhelm most films, but it merely keeps the pace with .. Juicy Cerebellum
3.1
In a season of noisy blockbusters, its quiet beauty is refreshing, with Zhangs all too knowing smile at the end as devastating as any special effect. Seattle Times



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