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38 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A good movie,
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This review is from: A Good Woman [DVD] (DVD)
The script is beautiful with lots of wit and eloquence that isn't seen very often in movies. The acting is fabulous and one can't help but get very attached to the characters. Plus the movie isn't without its twists which is a bonus.Helen Hunt plays a lady who is hated by women and loved by men for the simple reason that she is an infamous mistress who lives off the money of her suitors. After the unhappy wives conspire to have her cut off from their husbands' purse strings she hatches a plan to travel to Amalfi and find new blood. Meg (Scarlet Johansson) is married to a rich American, Robert, who ends up being blackmailed by Helen Hunt after he goes home with her one day. His friend John in the meanwhile has developed feelings for Meg and after hearing the gossip about Robert and his mistress decides that it is time to strike. In addition to these characters are the numerous Americans on holiday in Italy who have nothing better to do than spy on others, gossip and party away thus ensuring there is never a dull moment in the little town on the Italian coast. This is a must see movie and Helen Hunt shines in her lead role.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent movie based on Oscar Wilde,
By Printul Noptilor (Eastern Europe) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Good Woman [DVD] (DVD)
This is a relationship drama. The characters are high-class British and American tourists/expats in a small seaside town in pre-WW2 Italy.Helen Hunt is just fabulous, playing the role of a middle-aged American woman who excels at milking money out of rich gentlemen in New York. The first scene of the movie shows how she's forced to escape. She ends up in Italy where she gets strangely involved with a freshly married young American man. His wife, in turn, becomes a target of an inventive and persistent aristocrat playboy form England. The plot is very captivating and full of surprises. The movie is based on a story "Lady Windermere's Fan" by Oscar Wilde, so you might already know what's it all about. I have no idea if and how much the movie might be different from the book, but I'm looking forward to reading it. This movie got me interested in Oscar Wilde. It's mostly because it contains so many adorable puns and aphorisms, like: "Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future." or: "Do you think she would look at you if you were poor?" - "Do you think I would look at her if she was ugly?" On the other hand, this abundance of brilliant verbal humour is also mildly disturbing. When every third sentence is something witty, it gets a bit tiring to follow. I mean, you don't want the soup that is all water, but this movie is like the soup with almost no water in it, and that's not too good either. In spite of that, I've watched the movie three times by now and I absolutely recommend it. A lady friend of mine watched it twice and loved it, too.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
good film, bad DVD,
This review is from: A Good Woman [DVD] (DVD)
A modernised version of Oscar Wilde's "Lady Windermere's fan", set in the 1930s. Well made film, good cast. I loved it when I saw it on TV. However, the DVD quality is below par. The sound quality is bad, even with the volume set to maximmum, and there are no subtitles. Since the dialogue, mostly borrowed from Oscar Wilde, plays an important part, the poor sound completely spoils what would otherwise be a delightful film to watch.
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