A gripping drama that forcefully brings history to life.
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11/21/02
The Quiet American (2002)
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Reviews Counted:140
Fresh:124
Rotten:16
Average Rating:7.8/10
Consensus: Thoughtful and wonderfully acted, The Quiet American manages to capture the spirit of Green's novel.
Reviews for The Quiet American
[Noyce] has made a good-looking, intelligent stab at the novel, mildly undermined by a tendency to seek contemporary relevance.
11/21/02
[A] superbly controlled, passionate adaptation of Graham Greene's 1955 novel.
11/21/02
A good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and, more specifically, behind the camera.
11/21/02
A literate Vietnam movie about the struggle for power in both the sexual domain and the political arena.
11/20/02
A towering achievement with a soul-baring performance by Michael Caine that deserves the highest praise.
11/20/02
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11/20/02
Not only true to Greene's novel -- it has the effect of making the novel itself seem truer than it has ever been.
11/19/02
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11/19/02
Caine at once evokes a man haunted by war and burning with the fire of revenge.
11/19/02
The Saigon of 1952 is an uneasy mix of sensual delights and simmering violence, and The Quiet American brings us right into the center of that world.
11/18/02
One of the year's most arrestingly entertaining and impressively acted dramas for grown-ups.
10/30/02
Its love story eclipses rather than complements the inherent spy thriller that skewers Yankee imperialism in the book.
09/27/02
The film feels dated both in its message and style.
09/18/02
Top CriticNoyce does what Graham Greene adapters rarely do… he captures Greene’s sense of fate and coincidence.
08/09/02
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