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(1 - 40) of 40 OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh Page   1   "A splendidly, surprisingly expansive sign of acceptance and imagination."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs B- "It’s questionable whether Michael Cunningham’s book could ever be adequately translated into film... and this version, while rewarding, isn’t quite up to the task."   EDGE Boston   David Foucher 2.5/4 "Never as engrossing as it ought to be, because its stories never really connect. Great noses, though."   Movie Boeuf   David N. Butterworth A "This is my kind of film, it's about suicide, insanity, depression, terminal illness, Aids, and lesbianism."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3.5/4 "An astonishing piece of work and an actors' dream, about lives that feel real and characters that are anything but superficial in their wants."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 1.5/4 "A preposterous faux-feminist manifesto that blames the woes of the modern day female on her historical disconnectedness."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez "Las Horas es una de las obras que con mayor apasionamiento reflexiona acerca del hecho de vivir..."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio A "A masterful piece of work whose emotional resonance is so natural, you wonder why more films can't accomplish it."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3/4 "'Imaginative, compelling and soundly perplexing, The Hours resonates with throbbing performances that cast a poignantly redemptive spell on the psyche of every woman looking to starve off that inescapable sensation of inadequacy.'"   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng C "A grave disappointment...oppressively intricate and melancholy without offering much compensatory insight."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek "One of the best films of the year with its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay, mesmerizing music, and many inimitable scenes of tenderness, loss, discontent, and yearning."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "I'm sure mainstream audiences will be baffled, but, for those with at least a minimal appreciation of Woolf and Clarissa Dalloway, The Hours represents two of those well spent."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/4 "it wears its hearty ambitions on its sleeve, but never convinces that it’s about anything beyond its own morbidity"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 3/5 "Big-screen adaptation of brainy book about Virginia Woolf is loaded with star power ... and coldly calculated to go for Oscar's jugular."   Netflix   James Rocchi 7/10 "Brings awareness to an issue often overlooked -- women's depression."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 7.5/10 "A well-made and thought-provoking examination of depression, regret and acceptance, or not, of one's life and being."   Screen It!   Jim Judy 7/10 "Food for thought for anyone who digs on existential narrative and adult, mannered, stylized, well-acted character pieces."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 8/10 "With her highly publicized phony nose, Kidman becomes an entirely different creature. I don't know if it's her, or if the nose is magical, but one of them deserves an Oscar nomination."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 3.5/4 "'Pocas veces es posible ver un elenco tan compenetrado con la historia, donde todos y cada uno de los actores ofrecen actuaciones verdaderamente memorables.'"   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 4/5 "For fans of the novel: Top notch! For those who have not read it: good enough to make you want to read it, which says a lot!"   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 4/4 "Through masterful editing and a grandiose, evocative score by Philip Glass, Daldry keeps the picture from unraveling along with its characters."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest B+ "The ingenious construction (adapted by David Hare from Michael Cunningham's novel) constantly flows forwards and back, weaving themes among three strands which allow us to view events as if through a prism"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 9.5/10 "Si en el 7o. arte existe lo perfecto, The Hours se acerca mucho a ello."   Cinenganos   Luis Martinez 3/5 "Theater-trained Stephen Daldry acquits himself admirably, and the film contains some lovely grace notes courtesy of the uniformly fine actresses."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 2/4 "Generally well performed and shows many outstanding technical merits (direction and editing notwithstanding), but ultimately, it’s only memorable as a missed opportunity."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "So achingly earnest in its desire to do well by its subjects that it struggles to keep them on the very pedestal they wish to climb down from."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2.5/5 "So self-conscious of how important it is supposed to be, it never blinks, never smiles, never lets you forget that it is dealing with Deep, Important Issues."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. A "A smart, thoughtful, Oscar-bait movie."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 4/5 "Um sofrido retrato das horríveis ocasiões em que a angústia domina nossas vidas, levando-nos a pensar que a tão esperada sensação de bem-estar jamais será experimentada."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 5/5 " This film is remarkable in so many ways that it almost overwhelms you as a moviegoer. From the tricky weave of narrative strands to the knock-out performances, this is a beautifully realised film featuring themes that get way beneath the skin."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline A "One of the best films of the year."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "With the prospect of films like Kangaroo Jack about to burst across America’s winter movie screens it's a pleasure to have a film like The Hours as an alternative."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 3/5 "Conjures some spectacular settings and grown-up topics, but has no story to speak of."   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell F "In a year of cinematic good intentions defeated by flaws in execution, The Hours stands out from the crowd: there's nothing wrong with the execution. It's the intentions that are the problem."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 8/10 "Blessed with exquisite performances and seamless cross-cutting between historical time periods, Stephen Daldry's superbly crafted chronicle examines depression, disaster and death."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 2/4 "Hypnotically dull, relentlessly downbeat, laughably predictable wail pitched to the cadence of a depressed fifteen-year-old's suicidal poetry."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 3.5/4 "Julianne Moore gives an amazing performance in the poignant '50s segment. The modern section was thoroughly underwhelming."   Oscar Guy   Wesley Lovell "Click her to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 9/10 Read review   Modamag.com   Brian Orndorf 4/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito  (1 - 40) of 40 OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh Page   1