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Plot: Gifted British filmmaker Stephen Frears brings to the screen the troubled life of bold 1960s writer Joe Orton (Gary Oldman) in this portrait of an obsessive, controlling coupling set against history. ...( read more read more... )Orton's infamous relationship with his tempestuous lover, Kenneth Halliwell (Alfred Molina), fueled but also eventually destroyed Orton -- literally and figuratively -- at a time when the world didn't at all embrace or understand homosexuality.

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  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    October 9, 2008
    Good little film about the life of Joe Orton. Alfred Molina is great as his lover Kenneth Halliwell. Plus an excellent script by Alan Bennet.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    September 24, 2008
    wow i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...this has got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that gary oldman is brilliant throughout this movie...i think that the director of this Art House & International, Drama, Comedy movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie...its a good movie 2 see..its an old classics movie but its still got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie..i think that Alfred Molina (who plays doctor octopus in spider-man 2) is a great actor n hes done some good movies throughout
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 26, 2008
    i realized i wanted to be like gary oldman watching this. exactly him. and i'm a girl.

    the acting here is pure love <3 but my god Molina's scary with that wig! (more than without it)
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 21, 2007
    As it goes on,this movie becomes more and more a Joe Orton story... appropriately! Tender and tragic, it is a tale well told... and Molina is fantastic!
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    April 7, 2007
    Gary Oldman at his best, and Alfred Molina is outstanding. A great film about a very interesting guy.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    October 21, 2006
    This is one of those great films that you just won't see again because of the movie industry changes since then. If you know what Gary Oldman's true character is like and then see him as Joe Orton, it's amazing. It was said that Orton's agent said that there was no way he could play Orton, until he walked on set in character and she was astounded.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    September 12, 2006
    Gary Oldman is an actor you can count on to dive into a character no matter who it is. He is excellent in this gay romp through the 60's.

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