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(1 - 32) of 32 OFCS Rating: 76% Fresh Page   1   C- "The film failed because it was too dull to be entertaining and it didn't have anything startling to say about a startling subject."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz D+ "Aside from the performances, it's a depraved, lurid flick about a depraved, lurid man and all the depraved, lurid things his stories inspire others to do."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 10/10 "All the major performances in Quills are Oscar-worthy."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress C- "However stylish and intelligently-crafted as it might be, Quills ultimately proves too blunt an instrument to be either very "   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 4/5 "Here is the archetypal clash between the establishment forces of morality and the creative spirit of a subversive artist."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat A "It is much, much more than a political tract -- indeed, it is a mesmerizingly told tale."   Mixed Reviews   Gabriel Shanks 3.5/4 "Arguably the most provocative and best historical melodrama of 2000."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 4/4 "the film's anti-censorship themes come through strongly without being plainly didactic"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 4/5 "There's so much gusto thrown into the performances and attention to period detail that Quills plays out as enjoyably lavish."   Filmcritic.com   Jeremiah Kipp 3/4 "This simplicity in its anti-censorship message keep it from achieving the greatness that it strives for."   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman "For those looking for a well-made and mostly captivating experience, this might be the film for you."   Screen It!   Jim Judy 8/10 "...fairly oozes with delicious irony."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 3.5/4 "Sincero homenaje al impulso creativo que todo ser humano tiene dentro de sí y un recordatorio de que el órgano sexual más poderoso es la imaginación"   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 3.5 "I'm glad I saw it, but I wish I could unsee it somehow."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 9/10 "A movie about words and ideas that will make you think."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "Too violent and sexually frank for art-house audiences and too wordy for thrill-seekers."   Film Journal International   Maitland McDonagh 9/10 "Stirring on a lusty, primal level that touches that baser human nature de Sade probed in his work."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3.5/4 "Kaufman and writer Doug Wright (adapting his own play) infuse the film with a decadent playfulness befitting a film about the Marquis."   TheMovieReport.com   Michael Dequina 4/5 "If Ismael Merchant and James Ivory ... decided to make a film about Hell, it would look like this."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 3.5/4 "Quills valiantly argues that bold ideas can not - and should not - be stopped."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan 4/5 "É uma pena que o Oscar, ao contrário de outras premiações, não possua uma categoria de 'Melhor Elenco'."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 67/100 Read review   Apollo Guide   Dan Jardine 8/10 Read review   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 2.5/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito 4/5 Read review   ToxicUniverse.com   John A. Nesbit low +2 out of -4..+4 Read review   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper 5/5 Read review   Mike Bracken's Horror Films   Mike Bracken 4/4 Read review   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 4/4 Read review   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf Read review   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov Read review   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline Read review   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford  (1 - 32) of 32 OFCS Rating: 76% Fresh Page   1