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The White Countess
2006
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Positive Reviews
19
Negative reviews
10
Average Rating
2.8
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0.5
Martin seems much too aware of what hes doing all of the time hes a postmodern wild and crazy guy in a role that requires a real actor, one with a com ..
Austin Chronicle
3.5
By sheer willpower (and some of the best art direction of this year or any other), this is a fitting, poetic epitaph to the life and career of Ismail ..
3.8
Sometimes they have made great films, sometimes flawed ones, even bad ones, but never shabby or unworthy ones.Here is one that is good to better, poig ..
Rogerebert
2.5
It has an emotional payoff. It isnt much, but by Merchant Ivory standards it is an orgasm of raw emotion.
Lariat
3.0
Artistically, the film is spectacular.Christopher Doyles cinematography captures raw beauty from the most intimate indoor setting to the sprawling exp ..
Shadows On The Wall
1.5
But Ishiguros writing is as emptily contrived and ultimately pallid as Ivorys direction.
Film Journal International ..
2.5
This is the kind of beautiful tosh that could work if played for unapologetic melodrama, but the script and the direction keep apologizing.
Boston
4.0
Beautifully designed, photographed, costumed and acted, the movie is rarely short of exquisite in its physical being.
Mountain X
1.3
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Star Tribune
3.8
Its a pleasure to report that their swan song, written by Kazuo Ishiguro, is a gilded canvas work of graceful and touching skill.
Ew
3.0
The tawdry milieu of taxi dancers, pleasure seekers and spies rings hollow.
Empire
1.5
But the unfortunate combination of an unfocused script, shockingly disconnected leads and a story that manages to skip an entire year without any narr ..
Eye For Film
2.5
These less effective elements are balanced by excellent production values, beautiful images and a mood of history; but none of that is enough to give ..
3.8
This is Merchant Ivorys kind of showmanship, the unflashy adult variety of movie magic that they made their hallmark.
Sf Gate
1.5
Yet The Washington Post found that just four adults have been convicted for failing to lock up the guns used.
Washington Post
2.8
Its like a downshifted version of The Quiet American with a happier ending.
Reeling Reviews
3.5
Its like a downshifted version of The Quiet American with a happier ending.
Reeling Reviews
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 movie works best as spectacle: as a piece of old style, non CGI, on location epic filmmaking.
Seattle Pi
3.5
Despite exceptional performances by Fiennes and Richardson and an unrealistically humane portrait of a 1930s Japanese warmonger, this is another glaci ..
Tony Medley
3.1
They thought they were saving for their kids education but were shocked to learn their money was gone The new owner of RESP dealer Heritage Education ..
The Star
3.0
The 135 minute labor, the last collaboration between the estimable filmmaking team of James Ivory and the late Ismael Merchant, wears on with a strain ..
Varia Gate
3.1
But a competitor is asking for decreases that could be almost as big.
Kansas City
0.5
The White Countess goes on so long I felt the urge to consult my calendar.
Ft
2.5
Ishiguro is a wonderful novelist, but perhaps not a natural born screenwriter.
News Week
4.4
The White Countess is a peculiar film: a historical romance without much of either (despite its poster).
Chron
2.0
But the plot promise is never paid off and the audience barely gets a glimpse of any interaction within the well appointed club.Kazuo Isiguros unbalan ..
Film Critic 1963 Typepad
4.5
A worthy final collaboration from James Ivory and his late partner, Ismail Merchant.
2 The Advocate
3.5
While a beautiful and moving film, The White Countess, sadly falls short of being a great one because it never allows us into the hearts of its primar ..
Brandon Fibbs
3.8
Its more of a mood piece than most Merchant Ivory films, and it moves with a languid grace, but until a sudden rush of plot near the end, the story ne ..
Seattle Times
1.5
A middling example of the sort of tony projects upon which built their reputations.
1.5
One of the great partnerships in movies ends not with a bang or even a whimper, but with a stifled yawn.
Madison
4.5
Merchant Ivory places its final, famous imprimatur on a worthy film.
Democratand Chronicle
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