September 10, 2007
Kate shows bravery and acting chops beyond any that I've seen in this film.
Harvey Keitel, Kate Winslet, Pam Grier
Ruth, a beautiful young Australian, went to India in search of answers and found herself quickly seduced by a mysterious world completely different from her own. When news reached her family, they im...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 4, 2001
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April 8, 2008Great, underrated comedy from Campion. Keitel is amazing as the cool cult deprogrammer who by the end is the most pathetic fool in the world. A really fun and funny film.
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October 8, 2006Okay, first off, Harvey Keitel is fearless. Seeing him in this movie just makes me respect him even more for what he'll go through for a role. But even with that said the movie was sub par; it had a great idea, and could have done a lot with it, but unfortunately it came up rath...( read more)
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April 11, 2009good film that makes you really wonder what it is really about. and at the end of it you realize that its not just a simple story you watched because it made you wonder about yourself too. do i make any sense? =) i guess you should it to understand what i'm talking about.
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January 17, 2009First of all, I have yet to see a movie with Kate Winslet that I dont enjoy. Winslet can convey emotions and create flawless characters very well, and each one of her characters are as interesting and different as the ones she had played before them.
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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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