The Greek tourism board couldn't have turned out a more persuasive commercial. Buying the various twists and turns of Shawn Slovo's screenplay, however, is more difficult.
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06/09/02
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
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Reviews Counted:114
Fresh:33
Rotten:81
Average Rating:4.4/10
Consensus: The cinematography is gorgeous, but the movie plays it fast and loose with history and the novel it was adapted from. Mostly, the movie fails because the romance between the leads strains credulity and the story is largely uninvolving.
Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Academy Award (R) winner Nicolas Cage (City of Angels) and Penelope Cruz (All About My Mother) star in Captain Corelli's Mandolin, an epic tale about the enduring hope of love and the devastating... [More]
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, Christian Bale, John Hurt
Director: John Madden
Reviews for Captain Corelli's Mandolin
La novela, disponible en cualquier librería, es una gran realización; desgraciadamente al llevarla a los 24 cuadros por segundo, perdió mucha de su fuerza.
06/08/02
If there is one word to describe this movie, it would be 'safe.'
02/26/02
The movie duplicates exactly my experience with the book, although I must say I was thankful to be spared serial outbreaks of hearty Greek dancing.
01/22/02
Cage's ancestors may have come from the Old Country, but he's no more Italian than Franco-American SpaghettiOs.
01/06/02
"Captain Corelli's Mandolin" fails to achieve its goals
12/04/01
Not as good as it might have been but better than the negative press it has received, which has unfairly doomed it to severe losses at the box office.
11/27/01
Una de las más frustrantes y decepcionantes historias románticas que se han hecho en mucho tiempo para la pantalla grande
10/29/01
One of the year's most embarrassing big-budget miscalculations.
10/11/01
While the on-screen romantic chemistry between the stars is less than electrifying, the supporting performances are excellent, and production values are sky high.
09/20/01
It's a wonder Corelli doesn't bring his gondola and striped shirt with him from Italy.
09/09/01
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08/30/01
Top CriticIf this were a miniseries, it would probably be worth watching while doing homework.
08/27/01
Lacking any center, in its pandering heart the movie tries to be something for everyone.
08/27/01
While he may be Italian-American in ethnic origin, he ain't no Italian -- Cage looks like an American, acts like an American, and speaks like an American, even in his fleeting attempts to use an accent.
08/27/01
A major motion picture event trying to break free.
08/26/01
Sluggish, dull and altogether mediocre.
08/24/01
As a glossy romance in dangerous times, this has all the classic elements and does a reasonably good job of marshalling people and events to its heart-wrenching finale.
08/24/01
Cage refrains from pumping up the volume, and actually underplays the character's soulful gusto, making Corelli all the more affecting.
08/21/01
If only the romantic center of “Corelli” had equaled the exquisite production.
08/20/01
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