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(1 - 42) of 42 OFCS Rating: 70% Fresh Page   1   4/5 "La cinematografía de Eduardo Serra logra que la luz sea un personaje más, uno de importancia más allá de la historia."   Cinenganos   Alex Ramirez "Based on the novel by Tracy Chevalier, 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' may not be a true story, but it emerges as true cinematic art."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 2/4 "Girl with a Pearl Earring tries too hard to be arthouse and not hard enough to qualify its tenuous connection to art"   Film Freak Central   Bill Chambers "Girl with a pearl earring (...) is a movie of few words and beautiful pictures, and the story is as understated as the acting."   european-films.net   Boyd van Hoeij A "No artist biopic has succeeded as completely in capturing the magical, inexplicable artistic moment. [A commentary including an interview with director Peter Webber]"   AboutFilm.com   Carlo Cavagna 3/5 "Earring makes a play as an intense tale of love gone wrong amidst a period backdrop. Too bad that kind of intensity rarely comes across in a movie rated PG-13."   Filmcritic.com   Christopher Null 2.5/4 "Lavish but unnecessary."   Movie Boeuf   David N. Butterworth 3/4 "Unlike a lot of films set in this time period, Girl with a Pearl Earring manages to entertain throughout..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair "Director Peter Webber's 1665 Holland is all grimy streets, picturesque canals and plump-faced schoolchildren, opting for atmosphere over character development."   Portland Tribune   Dawn Taylor B+ "True to the artist's vision."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2/4 "Peter Webber’s gorgeous Girl With a Pearl Earring is a work of lightweight conjecture."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez C- "Dazzles the eye while dulling the senses. It is as gorgeous as a painting, and almost as motionless."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B "We talk pejoratively of films being soporific, but this one sort of lulls you into a restful complacency."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 3.5/4 "Esta no es una cinta sobre el drama de las relaciones humanas sino sobre la belleza de la pintura, el poder de los sentimientos y la intensidad creadora de los artistas."   Doncinema.com   Flavio J. Arosemena C+ "The picture's elegant look consistently delights the senses, but its lack of substance ultimately leaves the viewer feeling comparatively undernourished."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek "Director Peter Webber has created an erotic masterpiece that shimmers with visual beauty and a deep appreciation of the exquisite art of Jan Vermeer."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat B- "A languorous, quietly mesmeric romantic drama of artistic (and other pressing) urges. "   Mixed Reviews   Gabriel Shanks 3/4 "Offers sumptuous visuals and compelling drama effectively intermingled in a pleasing, satisfying production."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3.5/4 "a slow-moving, but engrossing film that is full of ... sensual photography that spins visual gold out of the most mundane of everyday activities"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 5/5 "Servant girl Scarlett Johansson discovers the privileges and perils of being painter Vermeer's muse in a tense, thoughtful masterwork."   Netflix   James Rocchi 2.5/5 "Girl gives us a vividly painted world but only patchily drawn characters — in that sense, it gets Vermeer only half right"   Los Angeles Alternative   Jay Antani 8/10 "Like a painting come to life... the whole thing looks exquisite."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 70/100 "So passionately realized by Webber and his team, that its clichés are easy to forgive."   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman 6/10 "...she successfully conveyed much of her emotion through her eyes, posture and full lips."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 82/100 "A terrifically realised film, startlingly emotional and wonderfully visceral."   FilmFocus   Joe Utichi 2.5/5 "captures the look and feel of Johannes Vermeer's 17th century masterpieces ... but the plot languishes on the screen about as long as it takes Vermeer's oils to dry."   ToxicUniverse.com   John A. Nesbit 7/10 "This year's version of Rabbit-Proof Fence – a flick with practically zero story made more than worthwhile for the cinematography alone."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 3/4 "'Sobrio y fino trabajo fílmico que demuestra un prometedor inicio de carrera de un joven cineasta que puede ofrecer cosas interesantes a futuro. Verdaderamente recomendable'"   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 2.5/5 "A gaffer's wet dream, but I do not think that screenwriter Olivia Hetreed actually read the novel that was to be the basis for her first feature film."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery A- "Webber perfectly captures the life of an elusive artist trapped in the politics of a household run by three generations of women"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 6/10 "The novel is trimmed down to almost a vignette telling the story of the model for Vermeer's most famous painting. This is art director Christina Schaffer's film."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper "[D]elicately underplayed..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson B "At the end, after being teased and seduced, we are at last allowed to gaze on the famous portrait itself, more fascinating and complete than any attempt to build upon it. "   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 4/5 "Por baixo de sua superfície aparentemente plácida, aqueles personagens vivem uma paixão absurdamente intensa. Como o próprio quadro que dá título ao filme."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 2/5 "Visually stunning, but the dull storyline is (pardon the expression) as exciting to watch as paint drying."   Film Threat   Phil Hall C+ "A beautiful film with a story that moves slower than paint dries."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten A- "While “Girl with a Pearl Earring” is a solid first entry for its director it is, foremost, a film of stunning visual treatment."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford C "The quietly tense dilemma crawls along, moving as rapidly as a portrait nailed to a wall."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 8/10 Read review   Modamag.com   Susan Granger Read review   In the Dark   Jonathan F. Richards Read review   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline  (1 - 42) of 42 OFCS Rating: 70% Fresh Page   1