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FairyTale: A True Story (1997)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:10

Rotten:9

Average Rating:6.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: When two young English cousins claim to have captured fairies on film, their photographs attract the attention of legendary skeptic Harry Houdini (Harvey Keitel) and legendary dreamer Sir Arthur... [More]

Starring: Peter O'Toole, Harvey Keitel, Florence Hoath, Elizabeth Earl

Director: Charles Sturridge

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Reviews for FairyTale: A True Story

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 16 2007 03:17 AM	Time Out
4/5	Rich Cline	No review available. Comment \| Sep., 27 2003 04:46 PM	Shadows on the Wall
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Empire Magazine
N/R	Derek Elley	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 26 2009 03:18 AM	Variety
	Maria Garcia	A film with no discernable point of view that's directed at no definable audience. Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 16 2007 10:54 AM	Film Journal International
2/5	Chuck O'Leary	No review available. Comment \| May., 07 2007 07:52 PM	FulvueDrive-in.com
2/5	Emanuel Levy	No review available. Comment \| Jun., 30 2005 04:30 AM	EmanuelLevy.Com
C	Robin Clifford	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 09 2005 03:36 AM	Reeling Reviews
4/5	Nell Minow	Charming special effects and appealing heroines, and truly an ambitious meditation on the nature of fantasy and reality and growing up. Full Review \| Comment \| May., 22 2003 04:03 PM	Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
2/5	Jeffrey Westhoff	No review available. Comment \| Apr., 10 2003 01:55 PM	Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
2.5/5	John R. McEwen	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 08 2003 08:23 AM	Film Quips Online
N/R	Margaret A. McGurk	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 15 2002 08:20 AM	Cincinnati Enquirer
N/R	Kim Williamson	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 05 2002 08:15 AM	Boxoffice Magazine
2.5/4		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 12 2002 08:14 AM	Globe and Mail
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 24 2002 08:13 AM	Boston Phoenix
	Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat	An enticing drama about the eternal clash between reason and the magical realm of enchantment. Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 28 2002 01:56 PM	Spirituality and Practice
N/R	Stephen Hunter	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 22 2002 08:12 AM	Washington Post
4.5	Karina Montgomery	It's Arthur Rackham vs the Adult/Capitalist/Industrial Revolution - the obsession with exploiting the extraordinary and making it ordinary. Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 15 2001 01:00 AM	Cinerina
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 14 2001 12:37 AM	Los Angeles Times
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Houston Chronicle

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