By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.2 cats
Director: Sally Potter
Starring: Cate Blanchett | Christina Ricci | John Turturro | Johnny Depp
Country: france, united_kingdom
Year: 2001
Running time: 97
IMDB: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0206917
Kevin says: “An interesting but extremely sporadic film. Ricci’s character is not strongly written, and her performance shows it. Cate Blanchett steals all of her scenes. Beautiful imagery can’t quite make up for a spotty script, and Johnny Depp should just stop playing gypsies.” 3 cats
Laura says: “Written and directed by Sally Potter (ORLANDO, THE TANGO LESSON), THE MAN WHO CRIED is an odd amalgamation of film making – good performances amidst lackluster and over the top, on location filming mixed with obviously
artificial set pieces, and a weirdly titled tale that, while nothing new, somehow remains engaging. It’s a survivor story set against a historical background writ from the movie screen.” 3 cats
For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/themanwhocried.htm”
Tim says: “Cate Blanchett is amazing, transforming herself in each movie she’s been in (that I’ve seen) in the past couple years. This was a visually beautiful movie, with an interesting story. I thought Christina Ricci was good as the story’s main character. Unfortunately, John Turturro’s character reminded me a little too much of his character in THE BIG LEBOWSKI, so I was unable to really enjoy his performance. Finally, Johnny Depp really bugged me. He needs to find movies in which he has more lines. Otherwise, I really enjoyed this movie.” 3 1/2 cats