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Movie Overview
Cast
Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Massimo Girotti
Raoul Bova
Director
Ferzan Özpetek
MPAA Rating
R - language and some sexuality
Facing Windows (2003)
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(1 - 10) of 10
OFCS Rating: 30% Rotten
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"Cast and production values are serviceable but bland and there are some hiccoughs in the story, making this intriguing film perhaps best suited for a viewing on DVD at home."
european-films.net
Boyd van Hoeij
C+
"Its easily digestible lessons on life failed to stimulate my more hard-edged appetite."
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
"A case study of a film that opens well enough, promises much, changes horses in midstream, and sinks."
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Donald J. Levit
1.5/4
"Ozpetek's "fairy tale" hopes to get by on the good looks of its actors alone."
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez
4/5
"Sus mayores logros quizás están en la manipulación de los dos tiempos en que se narra la película (...)"
Uruguay Total
Enrique Buchichio
C+
"The parts are never integrated into a smoothly satisfying whole...as such it doesn't quite delight the cinematic palate."
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
3/5
"Facing Windows is a top-notch Italian drama about finding your passion and devoting yourself to it with as much energy and enthusiasm as you can muster."
Spirituality and Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
2/4
"Probably best skipped -- unless you have a penchant for shallow, 'comfortable' foreign films that offer obvious messages and never attempt to challenge the viewer."
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
2/5
"As in [director] Ozpetek's last film,
His Secret Life
(
Le Fate Ignoranti
), issues are too easily and abruptly resolved."
Film-Forward.com
Kent Turner
"Click here to see review"
Wolf Entertainment Guide
William Wolf
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OFCS Rating: 30% Rotten
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