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Mrs Dalloway Said She'd Buy The Flowers Herself

Advantages: Brilliant acting, plot, stuck to the book!
Disadvantages: unexplained Lesbain feelings

Having read the book, and it coming in my top two books of all time (just below Wuthering Heights), then reading the screenplay, and basically knowing where and when everything was going to happen, I was pretty certain that I wouldn’t enjoy The Ho ...

Mattroberts 16.11.2003 · Read full review
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The Pursuit of Happiness Just Seems a Bore

Advantages: beautiful, good acting
Disadvantages: slow, obvious symbolism, unintentional melodrama, annoying cross-cutting

Maybe my expectations for 'The Hours' were too high. With a star-studded cast and dozens of award nominations, I was convinced that this film would be a masterpiece and that I would love it. When it finally arrived at my local multi-plex, I was so eager ...

OKkaraoke 04.04.2003 · Read full review
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THE HOURS ( In search of life )

Advantages: Something to think about, very intellectual and dramatic
Disadvantages: might bore some viewers

...INTRODUCTION This intellectually melodramatic movie "The Hours" (which is the working title of Virginia Woolf's novel "Mrs. Dalloway") is an adaptation of the Pulitzer-prize winning novel by Michael Cunningham. This movie revolves around the story of t ...

hinasif76 22.04.2005 · Read full review
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The Hours

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The Hours I simply loved this film, it's one of my most favourite movies ever! I've watched it repeatedly since its premiere I went to see to the cinema with my best friend. When we got out, we were both stunned and later she said she didn't kn ...

jeaniecz 18.03.2008 · Read full review
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Days Of Our Lives (Wasted)

Advantages: Three good actresses (though sadly wasted)
Disadvantages: Pretentious garbage

...There are some films out there that like to be deep, like to be clever and like to be intelligent. There are films out there that pull this off well, that can be thought-provoking, incisive and cutting-edge. 'The Hours', based on the novel by Michael Cunn ...

Ryan74 15.10.2003 · Read full review
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