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In mid-1800's England, Oscar (Ralph Fiennes) is a young Anglican priest, a misfit and an outcast, but with the soul of an angel. As a boy, even though from a strict Pentecostal family, he felt God tol...( read more 
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MCT:March 31, 2008I didn't expect to see a bad acting by Cate Blanche! Ralph Fiennes was really shallow too. I was shocked by how boring and ridiculous was this movie.
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MCT:January 30, 2008Ralph Fiennes either plays stone cold evil murders or romantic leads in chick flicks. What's up with that???
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MCT:January 20, 2008
eccentric is the key word here. I wish the tone was less so. Fiennes and Blanchett are the 19th century Benny and Joon. The film is too aloof for the weight of addiction, murder, and penitance.
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MCT:June 14, 2007The rating is simply because I really love this film and all its faults are overshadowed by Fiennes's spectacular turn.
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MCT:April 9, 2007
Definitely an interesting film though in places it is difficult to understand especially when dealing with Lucinda's growing up.
It's a change to see Fiennes in such a role. Usually the suave gentleman that any woman would love to be with but here in a role as the "oddball".
Not a film I would brag about for everyone to run and see but definitely interesting. -
MCT:March 30, 2007
Although compelling and beautifully crafted an Australian film it is, boosting the careers of cate Blanchett and Ralph Fiennes respectively, one can't help but wonder why there is a feel of less than perfect direction.
The story of two compulsive gamblers, one a glass-maker's daughter, the heiress to his money, and a priest who used to gamble and earn money for the poor, but discovered the satisfaction of personal gain, and the struggles they faced on a boat trip across the sea (filmed and constructed very unconvincingly, the plastic sets wobbling more than they should, and splashes of waves on the portals is very obvious).
When they reach land, after troubles, confrontations and the death of a family member, the priest comes up with the brilliant idea of building a glass church in the neighbouring state, to enitice their friendship.
The journey there is reaping with complications and worries, but at the same time, dealt with too quickly to contain much emotion.
The eventual climax is the best part of the film, where the priest finds himself in a foreboding situation (an act of God?) and one of the most beautiful sights ever crafted for film meets a terrible fate.
Adopting a strange feel of cinematography and lighting, this is olden day Australia done curiously, but entertaining and compelling enough to draw in the viewer. My new favourite scene in a film, aided extremely well by a beautiful score by Thomas Newman, comes from this very film, and the scene involves a floating glass church on a raft, with the sun glinting of the panes and Ralph Fiennes sitting inside praying as it glides along the river, is certainly worth the watch on its own. -
MCT:March 3, 2007
A look into how the lives of two unlikely people come together through their shared love and obsession for gambling. Through each other they find strength and faith, but it is not without its price. Fiennes and Blanchett are wonderful together.
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MCT:January 30, 2007Very, very deep movie and quite moving. You will think about this one long after the movie is over.
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MCT:December 10, 2006Waste of TIME!! Very Weak movie, DO NOT WATCH, if you do end up watching it, side effects may include: Suicide, murder ramapages, road ramapage, any kinds of ways of harming yourself, and many others...
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MCT:April 22, 2006Though Fiennes gives another spectacular performance, the film's flaws lie not in the actors or their performances: but in the pace of the film. It drags out at parts that could be cut down, and when it gets to the most interesting parts, it rushes right through, leaving one feeling slightly cheated by the film, and almost lost. Though the emotions given off by both leads, Ralph especially, give us an idea of the relationship gathered, it is the utmost climax of Oscar's fate that sees plot holes and unruly pace showcased to its fullest. Visually inspiring it may be at times, and with some top-notch Rush narration, but this is a heavily flawed film. It's sad, because it could've so easily been better.
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