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(1 - 42) of 42 OFCS Rating: 57% Rotten Page   1   "Too much blurry cinematography and indecipherable whispering made 'Marie Antoinette' the most annoying film I've seen since 'Miami Vice.'"   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 2.5/5 "This could be the story of Paris Hilton if she were to be married off to an impotent French Prince instead of dating meatheads armed with camcorders."   CinemaBlend.com   Brian Holcomb C+ "The biggest disappointment of the year"   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf 3.5/5 "sets off a mesmerizing sense of dazzle"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin "The film keeps its focus on the queen's teenness, her formation as an icon and a legend, her measure as a girl."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2.5/4 "Pretty as a picture... and as empty as a French peasant's portefeuille."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth 2/4 "...never quite becomes anything more than a mildly entertaining curiosity - something that can be attributed to Coppola's meandering screenplay and penchant for long, dialogue-free sequences."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B- "A visually scrumptious version of France's iconic but ill-fated Austrian-born queen, Marie Antoinette."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3/4 "The music is heavenly in its use and perfect for the tone, rustling up an emotional response far greater than anything brought about from the characters themselves."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 3.5/4 "Coppola doesn't ask us to take Marie Antoinette as she thinks she was but as she probably was: a little girl who didn't know better."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez 3/5 "Sofia Coppola arroja una mirada fresca y contemporánea (incluso desde la banda sonora) sobre la figura de María Antonieta; quienes busquen rigor histórico, o se incomoden con las libertades que suelen tomarse los artistas, deberían abstenerse."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio C+ "The film is better as a curiosity than as entertainment."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 2/4 "Works for about an hour until it becomes as monotonous as hanging out with a gaggle of teenage shoppers who couldn't care less about their history assignment."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress C- "Rather like its heroine--extremely pretty to look at but rather simple-minded."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 4/5 "A mesmerizing performance by Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette, a self-absorbed woman imprisoned in a golden cage of wealth and privilege."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 1.5/4 "This is a movie that never gets to the point, perhaps because it doesn't recognize what the point is."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3.5/4 "Coppola's lavishly mounted film paints an extremely sympathetic portrait of Marie as a misunderstood free spirit trapped in the confines of rigid French royalty"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick "Marie Antoinette - based on you know who's life - has been voted by us here at SA Movie & DVD as the movie most likely to disappoint audiences this year . . ."   SA Movie & DVD Magazine   James O'Ehley 7/10 "Coppola fonce la tête haute, plus confiante que jamais, parfois même un peu trop"   Panorama   Jean-François Vandeuren 8/10 "A visually splendid cinematic poem, part speculation of Antoinette's mindset, part fantasy dress-up indulgence, and all expression of a kindred spirit shared by young women across the centuries."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 4/4 "Marie Antoinette creates biography as much through its soundtrack, attitudes and its close-ups as it does through its action and dialogue."   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman 6/10 "The film looks and sounds absolutely splendid, but the story ultimately drags somewhat..."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 8/10 "A very ambitious remake of a film that really needed an update with a big dose of style and accuracy."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 2/5 "The film deflates the reason why she is a compelling figure, if at all. Her courage during her confinement, %u2026 and her ultimate death made her an honorary member of the Dead Blonde Hall of Fame. Her victimization made her an icon."   Film-Forward.com   Kent Turner "Marie Antoinette functions less as a film than a two-hour music video for Sofia Coppola's mix tape of favorite songs."   Pretentious Musings   Kevin Koehler 2/4 "Sofia Coppola keeps making these aptly crafted, perfectly vapid little films. She's the arthouse Tony Scott."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest B+ "...like a girlified version of a Ken Russell period piece...Coppola mixes historical fact with Coppola's own perspective on what this young woman had to contend with."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3/4 "[It's] of a piece with Lost in Translation in its sympathetic depiction of a pampered girl-woman whose unhappiness is no less real for being the pure product of privilege."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh C "The fashion-conscious Marie Antoinette looks great. Imagine what this attractive but empty shell of a movie might have been with something inside it."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer "This is no stuffy historical drama but an off-kilter novelty, opulent and spare at the same time, isolating the viewer as Marie herself was isolated from the harsh reality outside the palace walls."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2.5/5 "Fails to live up to the promise of its premise."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. B "A sort of John Hughes movie, "The Breakfast Club Part 2: A Semester at Versailles.""   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow B+ "At its best when unabashedly celebrating its milieu's decadence"   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager .5/5 "Without daddy's money...Coppola's emaciated screenplay would still be moldering on her hard drive as the author worked the 10-4 shift at the Starbucks on Figueroa."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 4.5/5 "A strong attention to detail with an impressionistic style ... breathes life into the story in unexpected ways."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline "The very antithesis of the traditional historical film, approaching its material as an accepted present."   Stranger Song   Rob Humanick B "Its billowy folds of cotton candy fluff make for a one-of-a-kind counterpoint to the stogy self-importance of similar works."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux B+ "Missing from the special features is a commentary of the film by its director. But, if you have ever heard Sofia talk, you can see why the DVD makers omitted this..."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "A buoyant, passionately sympathetic dream-bio."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 5/10 "Barbie Goes to Versailles is lavishly fashionable - if you're fascinated by intricate shoes and towering coiffeurs."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 2.5/4 "It's impossible for me to not see something of Coppola's own premature coronation as the emotional centre of her father's royal court."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 42) of 42 OFCS Rating: 57% Rotten Page   1