Is a chamber romance, in that there's nothing grand or sweeping about it, but it's got all the style it needs to go with those glorious Tuscan settings.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
This whole movie is about manners. There is sex and violence, but the movie is not about giving in to them; it's about carrying on as if they didn't exist.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Steven Rea
It's low-grade Casablanca - an ill-fated love affair, rife with murder and deceit, with World War II as a backdrop and a farewell scene that has something to do with getting to Paris.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Michael Sragow
Despite the prestigious talents involved, this is strictly "Minor Piece Theatre."Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Dennis Lim
The Haases, whose previous films ("Angels and Insects," "The Music of Chance") evinced a remote, unfussy sensibility, are a poor fit for the melodramatic contortions that the story demands.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
Moderately pleasing adaptation of the W. Somerset Maugham novella.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
It's fun to see Sean Penn portray a playboy, like Bogart in "Casablanca," who hides his true heart behind a layer of cynicism.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Dana Stevens
It reminds us that Italy is beautiful, that Fascism was a dreadful nuisance and that Sean Penn is a great actor, deserving of better vehicles than this vintage lemon.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
For novelty value, you can do worse than seeing Sean Penn in a rare chance to don evening-wear on screen, but this isn't a sight to sustain a two-hour haul.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
Politics is almost an afterthought in this balky, attenuated film.Read Full Review »
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