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(1 - 37) of 37 OFCS Rating: 92% Fresh Page   1   "In 'Dirty Pretty Things,' filmmakers weave complex story threads into a cinematic tapestry of fear, suspense and compassion."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 9/10 "Your fingernails will still be chewed to the bone."   Modamag.com   Brian Orndorf B "Dirty Pretty Things is a movie with Things to Say on an Important Issue...but one whose political intentions have not overpowered its quietly gripping story."   AboutFilm.com   Carlo Cavagna "Illuminating the travails of the underclass isn't news, but in Dirty Pretty Things, the focus is specific and increasingly absorbing."   Nitrate Online   Cynthia Fuchs 3/4 "Dirty Pretty Things benefits from deft direction, substantive plotting, and likable leads."   Movie Boeuf   David N. Butterworth C- "Phony and unmoving."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 4/5 "I don't know where screenwriter Steve Knight has been hiding, but this film is really original and creative."   Film Threat   Don R. Lewis 1.5/4 "Frears ensures that Dirty Pretty Things is, well, pretty to look at, but has a more difficult time deciding whether it’s drama or comedy he’s after."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez B "It does not revel in the darkness, nor does it seek to drag us down into it. The whole point is that you gotta do what you gotta do, and that philosophy has some hope to it."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3.5/4 "A delectable mélange of dark comedy, suspenseful melodrama and touching romance"   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress A- "Seems to reveal a gruesome and outlandish side of the London immigrant experience; I'm not sure I believe it, but I like the spirit in which the film is made."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov B "It lands on the positive side of the ledger in the director's diverse and increasingly impressive canon of work."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "A soul-stirring movie that will rock you to your foundations if you come to it with an open heart."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3.5/4 "Throughout his career, Frears has taken chances, and only on rare occasions has he missed the mark. Dirty Pretty Things is right on target."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3.5/4 "Dirty Pretty Things benefits from the best script...hands down, written for a movie released in 2003"   Perihelion Journal   Jay Antani 3.5/4 "A dirty little thriller that goes deep to the heart of the melting pot of London fringe dwellers and emerges as a tale of depth and humanity."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 7/10 "Like a dark, grimy version of Casablanca."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 7/10 "My favorite part of this film was lead actress Audrey Tatou."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 7/10 "When is a thriller not a thriller? When British director Stephen Frears makes it."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio "[Frears] delivers atmosphere, tension, and substantial fodder for thought, and does it with a mastery that loses nothing in the suspense department for being low key."   In the Dark   Jonathan F. Richards 2.5/5 "It’s the didactic dialogue... and the plot contrivances... that might produce snickers."   Film-Forward.com   Kent Turner B "Frears makes his point well and early on...leaving himself nowhere to go but melodrama. Thankfully he stops short of having Tatou tied to train tracks."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3/5 "Ejiofor's subtle, infinitely humane performance is the invisible glue that holds everything together and Chris Menges's darkly shimmering cinematography lends the story a gritty, coolly seductive glamour."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh "Here’s the secret of the subtly startling Dirty Pretty Things: It’s science fiction."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3.5/5 "Entertainingly unruly"   Filmcritic.com   Nick Schager 4/5 "Contando com um roteiro maduro, o filme não oferece respostas fáceis para as questões que apresenta; aqui nada se resume a 'bom' ou 'mau', 'preto' ou 'branco': em vez disso, tudo se encontra em uma ambígua zona moral de tons cinzas."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 3/4 "It takes a while for things to get moving and the twisty finale isn’t quite as clever as it thinks it is - but it has a weird sort of charm to it that is a lot more appealing than most of the films currently playing."   Critic Doctor   Peter Sobczynski 4.5/5 "This is strong stuff, but Frears avoids the soapbox by concentrating on the personal drama."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline A "The refreshing subject alone makes Dirty Pretty Things an excellent thriller; the thoughtful approach makes it one of the best films of the year."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux B+ "Shows us a world of invisible, yet heroic people that we often take care not to see."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B- "“Pretty Dirty Things” is a competently done film that feels more like an exercise for helmer Frears than one of his more notable oeuvres."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford B+ "Frears' presentation of his world is so passionate that you wish Dirty Pretty Things had the dramatic punch to match the vivid direction."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker B+ "If Dirty in the film’s title refers to the hotel’s happenings, then Pretty describes Ejiofor’s tremendous performance."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell 3/4 "Too didactic by half, but when it works it pulses with a bracing nihilism."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 3.5/4 "Even when bad things happen to these people, one can't help but believe that things will one day get better. 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