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(1 - 28) of 28 OFCS Rating: 79% Fresh Page   1   B "It's an actor's love fest, with Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, and Liev Schreiber snatching every last drop of ennui and tight-fisted emotion they can."   eFilmCritic.com   Brian Orndorf 3/5 "an apt visitation to the curious romances of the old days."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin B "Director John Curran ("We Don't Live Here Anymore") captures the profound beauty of China's lush countryside where his characters discover the true nature of their relationship."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "The Painted Veil uses its narrative limits to make its political case, that privilege breeds ignorance."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs C+ "Contents itself with making the Maugham work less prissy."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz B+ "Finds just the right balance between the familiar and the surprising to become one of the season's best entertainments."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov B+ "Largely Masterpiece Theatre moviemaking, but of a very high order...an elegantly appointed, intelligently played picture that does Maugham's period piece proud."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "A beautiful and very believable story, set in China in the 1920s, about the personal transformation of a married couple."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat B+ "[The] finest moments are the small, barely perceptible pinpricks of human cruelty...especially those induced by race, gender, and class."   Modern Fabulousity   Gabriel Shanks 3/4 "The movie achieves a rare balance for an historical fiction: making use of the backdrop without allowing it to overwhelm the characters and their story."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/4 "Sturdy adult fare that works lush period locations and the subtle gifts of its talented actors to its advantage."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 8/10 "Movies don't elicit sighs from me often, but for The Painted Veil I sigh."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Jeffrey Chen 8/10 "...a finely crafted product that can hardly fail to touch one's heart."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 2/5 "click for review"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis A- "The film's visual splendor is about more than scenery as Dryburgh attains first character definition, then emotional wallop with...closeups of Walter's bare foot."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "Watts and Norton are extraordinary actors, and in fine form here, but they never click together..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2.5/5 "Norton's effect and Watts' able portrayal are not enough to move the misogyny of the narrative."   Film Threat   Matthew Sorrento 3.5/4 "The Painted Veil has a real pulse. It sweeps you up in the characters' journey from the beginning, and keeps you riveted from moment to moment."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan C+ "Lack[s] an essential, gripping spark of self-destructiveness and ardor."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 4/5 "Superb performances and elegant production values make it profoundly involving."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "Unlike any love story I've seen before."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 8/10 "A period piece with an edge, combining lush photography with an engaging script, strong acting and on-screen chemistry between Norton and Watts."   Monsters and Critics   Ron Wilkinson 3/4 "An easy movie to admire but a difficult one to embrace."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell "Curran, his actors and screenwriter Ron Nyswaner have made an old-fashioned melodramatic epic that, as steeped as it is in the language and tradition of old movies, is never less than thrummingly alive."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 9/10 "Prepare to be magically transported to another world by this alluring, magnificent melodrama that unfolds in pre-revolutionary China."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 3/4 "The third and best cinematic adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's 1925 novel, The Painted Veil is a beautifully mounted and incisively acted period piece, bristling with intelligence and caustic wit."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight 3/4 "A lovely trifle not unlike other well-done bits of instantly-forgotten prestige."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 28) of 28 OFCS Rating: 79% Fresh Page   1