Provoked: A True Story

  • 2007


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Positive Reviews 11
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Average Rating 2.6/5
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3.0
But director Jag Mundhra doesnt do enough to clarify that killing, however horrible the man, really isnt okay, even for beautiful women. EW
4.5
For viewers prepared to go with the flow, it works at a gut, movie movie level. Variety
1.5
But Provoked rises above the suds because it still manages to engage at a poignant level. Time Out
1.3
A historic tale of triumph that director Jag Mundhra douses in Old Hollywood meets Bollywood aesthetics.
3.5
(Daniel Hertzberg for The Post) The on screen banners known as chyrons were once flat, artless labels that were about as exciting as an airport arriva ..
2.0
The impressive cast of actors raises Provokeds game somewhat, but still the films mixture of melodrama and women in prison tropes is muted to the poin ..
1.9
The viewer can hardly believe that Europe has recovered in a mere 60 odd years. San Francisco Chronicle
3.1
What stands out, not surprisingly, is the work and passion that goes into the shows. Ny Daily News
2.5
Mundhra cant control the expansiveness of the melodrama or focus on the terseness of realism. Every character in Provoked, from victims to tyrants, In .. The Globe And Mail
3.0
Provoked: A True Story shows one more positive step taken by women in the face of domestic violence and male chauvinism. Spirituality And Practice
3.8
Based on the true case of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, a Punjabi immigrant who was found guilty of murdering her husband in England, U.S. based exploitation di .. Tv Guide
2.0
First is the beautiful visage by of Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai that is center screen for a good percentage of the film.
2.0
The clunky dialogue is frequently atrocious and the actors struggle to deliver the lines in ways that wont make the audience laugh out loud.In additio .. View London
1.3
A clueless Mundhra tackles the subject with a heavy hand and a contrived script. New York Post
1.5
Provoked: A True Story (review) Its an all too familiar story, unfortunately: A woman strikes back at her husband after years of abuse, then has to fi ..
3.0
Director Jagmohan Mundhra casts Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai in her most unglamorous role to date and manages to pull off a first a film in which yo .. Bbc
1.5
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
4.5
This is a story youve heard before: Inner city kids falling to drugs/crime/pregnancy are saved by the power of music/dance/art. Dont let that premise .. La Weekly
1.5
There are some tremendous lessons of courage and justice to be taken from Provoked, however the drama is often so forced that there are times when the .. Movie Views
2.5
Despite being based on a true story, the films presentation is overly dramatic and the characters seem too stereotypical.
3.0
With one great performance after another, the 1930s remains one of the greatest decades for Best Actress in Oscar history. Movies About
1.7
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. Time Out Ny
2.5
A number of key performances are woefully amateur, and director Jag Mundhras pacing is limp and tensionless. Contra Costa Times
2.0
PROVOKED: A TRUE STORY sets out to tell an important story in the history of the British judicial system. Unfortunately, the project was undertaken by .. Murphys Movie Reviews
4.5
What is exemplary about Provoked, is how these women survive and prevail simply but unequivocably through the resilient emotional fortitude they impar .. Wbai
3.8
Courtroom drama about the landmark decision which established Battered Womens Syndrome as a defense, at least in England, where relief for an abused w .. EURWeb



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