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Miramax Films | Release Date: December 25, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
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10
Mixed:
18
Negative:
3
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30
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
It's a portrayal so unconvincing it makes it close to impossible for the rest of the film to function as intended. Read full review
30
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Awash in hackneyed old-time secrets and hydrophobic metaphor, never consumes us as it should. Read full review
10
Rolling StonePeter Travers
The language is leaden, the pace glacial and the characters indecipherable. It's easier to read the actors -- they all seem eager to win an Oscar. Fat chance. Read full review
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