Birthday Girl
Miramax Films | Release Date: February 1, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
10
Negative:
5
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30
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
The film's Russians are all played by French and Australian actors. Too bad Butterworth didn't find a Russian to play the Brit. That would have made the inauthenticity complete. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
Kidman, who speaks Russian for much of the movie, turns in a technically impeccable performance, but the movie gets far more out of her than she out of it. Read full review
30
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Between bad hair and tonal irregularity, the movie doesn't give you much to like. Read full review
20
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
The most subtly revolting aspect of the movie is how it manages to exploit violence for cheap thrills, in part by equating submission with love. Read full review
10
New Times (L.A.)Gregory Weinkauf
It's just that this clunky, inane vehicle sputters barely a few feet down its quaint English highway before you want to bid it "do zvidániya, dumb-ass!" Read full review
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