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(1 - 30) of 30 OFCS Rating: 33% Rotten Page   1   1.5/5 "(U)nless you are a spinster sans a recognizable love life, or someone with little previous knowledge of the genre, everything here will seem rote, baroque, and exceedingly dull."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron B+ "The picture is a winner, thanks in no small part to Knightley and her accomplished ability to communicate utter despair with only a faint ripple of her porcelain features."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf "...a film that could have been a bold feminist statement becomes fodder for those who just loved The Other Boleyn Girl."   PopMatters   Chris Barsanti C "Saul Dibb's foamy adaptation of Amanda Foreman's "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire" focuses its soft soap attention so much on its leading lady's personal struggles that it all but leaves out the story's broiling 18th century political and social context"   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey C "Underwhelming but serviceable well-crafted 18th-century English period piece costume drama with modern feminist flavorings."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz C "All the tawdry behind-closed-doors shenanigans of a daytime talk show, but none of the excitement. It's as if the characters are as bored as we are."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 2/4 "We already had one Other Boleyn Girl this year, but even as the occasional blip of droll humor breaks up the monotony and 'tell me something I don't know' developments, it's still quite a dullard's affair."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress C+ "I wouldn't call The Duchess boring; it held my attention. But if you came upon it while channel-surfing, you probably wouldn't stop."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 2.5/4 "As tepid peruke-and-corset periods go, The Duchess goes down with relative ease."   Slant Magazine   Fernando F. Croce C "Just a handsomely appointed but lugubrious period soap opera centered on one of the distant ancestors of the so-called 'People's Princess.'"   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "A heart-affecting drama about a beautiful 18th century woman imprisoned in a cage of wealth and privilege."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2/4 "It has impeccable production values but feels like a Masterpiece Theater production of a Harlequin romance novel."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2.5/4 "Relies on energetic chemistry between Knightley and Fiennes but its much ado about nothing."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 5/10 "Everything you'd expect it to be: a well-acted British period piece with lavish attention to period detail, about discontented characters in a royal family. And that's about it."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 5/10 "...plays like a Masterpiece Theater adaptation of an eighteen-century soap opera."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio "'The Duchess' is worth seeing if only for the magnificent costumes and sets."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   John P. McCarthy 2.5/5 "The film rehabilitates the duchess, sanitizing her behavior"   Film-Forward.com   Kent Turner 3/5 "a refreshing look at British royalty, and it will curb your want to be part of that era, age and societal level"   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr 2/5 "Its real tragedy is that it never lets gain an understanding of that woman, and thus, in the end is little more than yet another fluff period drama with some nice costumes."   Cinematical   Kim Voynar B "...a sumptuous period piece, well acted amidst stunning production design and costuming. Here's hoping those intrigued by the film's heroine will be inspired to read "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.""   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "Delicious in a costume-drama-y way that will delight fans of the genre while being as entirely lightweight as the enormous ostrich feathers on Georgiana's hats..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2.5/4 "Knightley and Cooper don't ever generate much in the way of chemistry."   TheMovieReport.com   Michael Dequina 2/5 "There is nothing in "The Duchess" that hasn't been seen in the countless number of historical melodramas that crop up at awards season every year."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 4/5 "Has riveting parallels with much more recent British royal family history. It's also an entertaining, emotional drama."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B- "...fell short by not going into Georgiana's only-alluded-to political life outside her marriage."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "At its simplest, it's a gorgeous film with beautiful period costumes and intricate set designs. However, something tells me that's not the level director Saul Dibb wanted to achieve greatest on."   Movie Views   Ryan Cracknell 4/5 "satisfies those seeking not only a gorgeous period piece, but a meaty slice of royal history"   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell 4/10 "Focusing on the costumes and frippery, rather than the inherent drama of Georgiana Spencer's dilemma, diminishes its impact."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 6/10 "The sumptuous dresses and hats are the best and almost the only reason to see the film."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton 3/5 Read review   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten  (1 - 30) of 30 OFCS Rating: 33% Rotten Page   1