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It's All About Love (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 28 Fresh: 4  Rotten:24 Average Rating: 3.8/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Synopsis: With IT'S ALL ABOUT LOVE, Danish director Thomas Vinterberg eschews the ultra-realistic techniques of his groundbreaking THE CELEBRATION to deliver a stylish, epic romance set in the not-too-distant future. Joaquin Phoenix is John, a Polish businessman who has a brief layover in New York... With IT'S ALL ABOUT LOVE, Danish director Thomas Vinterberg eschews the ultra-realistic techniques of his groundbreaking THE CELEBRATION to deliver a stylish, epic romance set in the not-too-distant future. Joaquin Phoenix is John, a Polish businessman who has a brief layover in New York City before venturing on to Canada. In New York, John's only goal is to make sure his wife, Elena (Claire Danes), signs the divorce papers in his hand. Elena is a beautiful, world-renowned ice skater whose high-pressure lifestyle caused her marriage to collapse. But when John arrives at Elena's hotel, he senses that something is wrong. It appears that Elena's handlers have cloned her with the intention of killing her as soon as her talent finally runs dry. Soon, with the help of Elena's brother Michael (Douglas Henshall), the couple is on the run across the haunted futuristic landscape, a husband and wife who finally embrace their love for each other. Vinterberg's stylish sci-fi romance comes to thrilling life with the help of his accomplished supporting technicians (production designer Ben Van Os, cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle, and composer Zbigniew Preisner). Vinterberg creates a starkly beautiful futuristic world in which it snows in July, people are dying from loneliness, and Kenya has no gravity. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Claire Danes, Joaquin Phoenix, Sean Penn, Douglas Henshall, Margo Martindale

Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Screenwriter: Mogens Rukov, Thomas Vinterberg
Producer: Birgitte Hald
Composer: Zbigniew Preisner

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 9, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
  • Single Sided

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English

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Sadly, the movie's moral soon overwhelms the story, turning an initially intriguing thriller into a ponderous parable where the message is all too obvious and the medium is all too dull.

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02/13/04
Nev Pierce
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11/04/03
Matthew Turner
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Vinterburg adds menace with cinematography, editing and direction that all hint at much more than we or the characters know.

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10/30/03
Rich Cline
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Ben Walters
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07/26/05
Christopher Null
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It’s like Kubrick with a talent-ectomy.

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11/08/04
Richard Roeper
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Viewers who feel like they're not getting the point of the story shouldn't feel bad because the actors also appear befuddled.

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11/04/04
Lisa Rose
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A chilly romantic thriller that certainly doesn't make the point suggested by its title.

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11/04/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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Quite simply, the film is a bore. A plodding, uninteresting, incoherent mess.

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10/30/04
Edward Havens
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while watching it you might be hit with the urge to grab the Danish writer-director by the collar and shout 'No, it’s all about story!'

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10/29/04
Jay Antani
Los Angeles Alternative
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Doesn't add up to much.

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10/29/04
Gene Seymour
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2.5/5

A stew of silliness that's so ridiculous it's almost entertaining. Almost.

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10/29/04
Ken Fox
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There's something inherently frustrating about the illogical plot and the breezy vagueness of its message, which seems to be linking the global freezing of a near-future world with the coldness in people's hearts.

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10/29/04
Megan Lehmann
New York Post
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Surely, Vinterberg was high on some inert gas when he embarked on it.

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10/29/04
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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It's too bad the plot's pretty preposterous and the moral-heavy mush is just too much to stomach.

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10/29/04
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Thomas Vinterberg, one of the founders of Dogme school of filmmaking, has invented a fascinating futuristic world that is ultimately more interesting than the central plot.

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10/28/04
Annlee Ellingson
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