Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Universal Pictures | Release Date: August 17, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
13
Negative:
12
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88
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Although it's in the same genre as "The English Patient," it's a vastly better movie --more surprising and original, more rigorous and sympathetic. This film is oddly shaped. It is also heartbreaking and exhilarating. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineFrank Lovece
The able cast brings these emotionally complex characters to life, while making Shawn Slovo's occasionally lyrical dialogue sound perfectly natural. Read full review
75
USA TodayMike Clark
The result is far from perfect, but to its many merits, add timing. You never get a movie with this kind of story in mid-August. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
It's beautifully shot on Cephallonian locations by superb landscape photographer John Toll.
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
A handsomely staged and craftily constructed tearjerker. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Ultimately, it's a surprisingly empty experience. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Grand passion, secrecy, world politics and mortal danger provide a heady mix for this spectacularly beautiful movie. If only the accents were as reliable as the azure of the sea. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
Never reaches this level of devastating loss despite its tragedies, but it's not the dismal bomb that much of the British press claims. Read full review
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