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In a moment of youthful indiscretion, Sir Robert Chiltern provided an Austrian baron with secret Foreign Office information. As payment he received the money that became the basis of his fortune and o...( read more 
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MCT:October 12, 2008
Rupert is so attractive in this particular role =D
finally I watched the whole movie.. and glad to say I liked it -
MCT:May 21, 2008
it was well played but i really dont like watching satire soapopera type movies they fustrate me. the acting was very stage like but then again this was originally a play.
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MCT:April 23, 2008Delightful. I enjoyed the redemptive undertone. It made me ponder how we can sometimes put people on pedalstools when they personify our ideals...and how deeply we are hurt when their humanness interferes with those very ideals.
Ahhhh....but LOVE...IS the difference.
I only wish that people would have a little more faith in honesty. -
MCT:April 14, 2008
Witty and engaging. An enjoyable enough story with a wonderful cast including the wonderful Cate Blanchett and the beautiful Minnie Driver. If you're a fan of Oscar Wilde and period comedies of errors, a fun, light affair.
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MCT:March 14, 2008
ta da... cate blanchett, julianne moore and minnie driver were all sublime. rupert everett did some grand acting too! jerermy northam was okay but nothing spectacular. well directed and written by oliver parker who adapted it from the oscar wilde play. i very much enjoyed the witty dialogue and minnie driver was the star of the show for me. she always is though as i fancy the pants off of her. no one else can seem to see why though
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MCT:December 11, 2007Right from the beginning, the first line of dialogue you can tell straight away that it's another remake of an Oscar Wilde play. I love Oscar Wilde's work but as of yet I have failed to find a film that lives up to the excellence of his books. This one really wasn't much different. The performances are alright but nothing special. I do like Rupert Everett and he is perfect for these types of films. However, one person that didn't seem to fit was Minnie Driver. I love her as an actress but she just didn't fit in with the whole period drama look of the film. He performance was fine, she just looked odd. Other than that an alright film but I wouldn't want to watch it again.
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MCT:September 1, 2007
This movie reminds us of everything great that film can be because it uses absolutely no special effects, emotional manipulation, or surgically-altered bodies, yet it is still a marvelous ride. Instead we have a nuanced plot, the inimitable wit of Oscar Wilde, and superb acting, which combine to prove to us that today's high-octane life isn't half as exciting as a bunch of British aristocrats chatting in the drawing room. And if that is true, why are we wasting our time with these overbusy lives in the first place?
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MCT:August 6, 2007
Well, this has funny dialogue and stuff, but I don't entirely get it all. Part of the ending didn't make sense (why did they all start to laugh? she hadn't EXPLAINED anything to the husband yet, so why are they acting as if it's all resolved? It's not yet!) and it's somewhat painful for me to watch in certain places 'cause I hate misunderstandings that take forever to be sorted out. I hate watching the middle when the understandings start being misunderstood, or whatever. But, despite all that, it's fun and witty and enjoyable. I just don't enjoy watching the whole thing. But it was still good.
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MCT:August 1, 2007Clever dialogue and top notch performances by the cast make this story of morality and doing what's right, a winner!
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MCT:July 16, 2007
I've always seen this at the video store and everytime I go, it's caught my eye. I think it was because of the cast on the cover. I love Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore and Minnie Driver and Rupert Everett is good, too, but for some reason or another I never bothered renting it. Well, this time I had a change of heart I guess and picked it up. I must say I was pleased, but it isn't a film that I will remember for a long time.
The plot, I thought, was kind of dull, but the characters were interesting, delivering witty lines and having some decent dialogue. This story was written by Oscar Wilde and adapted to the screen and directed by Oliver Parker. The direction was average and the adaptation was good, but the original story is what was quite boring.
Sir Robert Chiltern (Northam) is a popular government minister with a wonderful wife (Blanchett). However, when Mrs. Cheveley (Moore) shows up in town, his reputation is threatened for she has a piece of evidence (a letter) of his past violations that could ruin him and his marriage. As she continued with her blackmail, Chiltern seeks help from his closest friend Lord Goring (Everett), a very mischievous man who isn't married and lives life carelessly. When it all comes down to it Chiltern, the known to be ideal husband, is revealed to be flawed and corrupt and the known to be flawed man, Goring, must do something right to save his friend and prove everyone wrong about his lifestyle.
The story seems complicated with all of the little plotlines... and it is. The fact is, I didn't really care to pay attention to the blackmail or the bribery, the letter or the government stuff and even the romances. What did catch my attention, however, was the quirky lines and dialogues between the characters and the on-screen presence of the characters.
Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett, Minnie Driver and Rupert Everett were all terrific characters and very entertaining to watch (even though I may not have knew exactly what they were doing). I did understand the story and when the conclusion rolled around I was pleased with the ending, but it wasn't a story that was impressive at all. Sorry Oscar Wilde, I know you're a terrific writer, but this was an awfully boring story. Luckily for Wilde, his well written comic relief and interesting characters helped the story out in the end and made this film quite enjoyable to watch.
Overall, I only recommend this to fans of Oscar Wilde's work and/or the cast members. A decent film that is good for a rainy day and will certainly make you smile a lot. -
MCT:June 24, 2007
Having seen this on stage as well as the 1998 version starring Jonathan Firth as Lord Chiltern, I have to confess that this version didn't really do anything for me.
Julianne Moore wasn't as provocative as she ought to be and Cate Blanchett did a pathetic job of playing the wife of an up-and-coming politician.
Rupert Everett did his best to save the day but it wasn't enough.
Oscar Wilde is great but there are better versions than this one. -
MCT:May 6, 2007
Brilliant adaptation of Wilde. Rupert Everett is perfect for the part and I was very impressed, as I always am, with Cate Blanchett.
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MCT:April 20, 2007
I love anything by Oscar Wilde, well, besides The Pictur of Dorian Gray...having Cate Blanchett was an added bonus. It scares me that Rupert Everett is always so perfect for this role.
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MCT:April 19, 2007
Although perhaps not Wilde's best, this is a witty and fun romantic comedy full of Wildesque twists and turns.
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MCT:April 15, 2007I saw it on TV today. It was pretty good. I love Minnie Driver in this movie. I don't know what genre it would fit in. Romantic comedy and audience frustration creating? I cannot believe Rupert Everett is gay. It seems very strange. Anyway, this is a very good movie based on a play. I love British accents.
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MCT:March 20, 2007
the lead guy is so HOT and so gay. why does this always happen to me? future happiness ruined by homosexuality.
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MCT:January 24, 2007
three girls fighting over a known gay man? this movie is funny, and the things they do to get his attention are pretty amusing.
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MCT:November 21, 2006
Minnie Driver doesn't have chemistry with anyone, in my opinion, but everyone else is fine and looks very good in period costume.
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MCT:September 12, 2006
i really loved that one. Julianne Moore was just great and the rest of the cast did a really good job, too. This was the first movie after the Lord of the Rings, where I've seen Blanchett in. I loved her since then. And you can't go wrong with a nice Oscar Wilde-adaption, can you? It's hilarious.
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