Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce
A musical portrait of American composer Cole Porter in which the musician looks back on his life as if it was one of his spectacular stage shows, with the people and events of his life becoming the ac...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 21, 2004
Stats: 629 reviews
Flixster Reviews (629)
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December 13, 2008
The acting and music are really good, but focuses way too much on his homosexual interests and weird-as-hell personal life. God bless Ashley Judd.
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August 15, 2007
A sad movie. Not my favorite type of music. It's well acted by Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd.
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October 11, 2008
An excellent homage to the great music of the past. I wish biography movies could be made without seeing the whole thing as flashbacks from the POV of the main character, it worked pretty well here (though as it usually does, it seemed unnecessary).
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June 13, 2009
Grrr
I want That Girl in a Cole Porter song.
I didn't like the way of telling the story. I would like it more straightforward. -
June 10, 2009
una película biográfica sin intensiones perversas, buenas actuaciones y una muy hermosa historia sobre... si es correcto el amor.
Es un musical pero los números no son de entretenimiento son de contexto y parte importante de la historia,la manera en que esta narrada es muy agrad...( read more) -
June 10, 2009
I don't know about you but I think this was really good, who dosen't love a good showtune?
"Have you heard it's in the stars, next july we collide with mars, what a swell party this is..."
Everybody!
Critic Reviews
Kevin Kline does a fine job portraying Porter as he's written. But the script is missing much of the complexity and some of the humanity of the composer. full review
Visually, De-Lovely is a treat; the costumes and colors are lavish and intricate, with the movie occasionally fading elegantly into art deco black and white. full review
The movie contains more music than most musicals, yet is not a concert film because the songs seem to rise so naturally out of the material and illuminate it. full review
Thoughtful, creative, and generally worthy of its subject, with sins that are more of ambition and miscalculation than of execution. full review
In voice, manner, patrician charm and private torment, Kevin Kline is perfection as legendary composer Cole Porter. full review
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