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Summary: Why on Earth?
Review: My only question is why on earth would Jeremy Irons (Mr. Flemming) leave Miranda Richardson (Ingrid Flemming) for that french girl who looks more like a boy than a girl?
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Summary: give stars on costume presentation
Review: If I were to have an affair with an older married man and wanted to keep him totally obsessed...I would dress like binoche...from basic black..to leather...to the just short enough skirts...black high heeled pumps...but not too high... to those lace thigh high black stockings...to the trench coat with just enough exposed wearing (guess what) high heeled shoes... to the minimalist diamonds and silver she wore....jeremy irons did not have a chance...totally visually seduced!
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Summary: Not a Tango, But a nice dance.
Review: This film is not as powerful, sexual, or as sad as Last Tango in Paris, but it has some of its style. I found Iron's character more lecherous, than depressed. Sleeping with your son's fiancee should not be that easy. (Unless your Jerry Springer.)
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Summary: HOT, HOT, HOT!
Review: Hot, steaming erotic and intelligent psychologically intense film about a British politician who gets into a searing love affair with his son's fiancee. Pop it in, be prepared to be rocked, and get ready to take a cold shower afterwards!
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Summary: Smells faintly of Nobokov...
Review: I found Hart's book to be an acurate representaion of the tortured mind and soul of man. Though, it reminded me of Vladimir Nabokov's controverisl novel "Lolita". All in all, a very good read.
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Summary: Ready for joined-up writing?
Review: Merrie and Sara, you just reviewed Damage in this forum, and I envy you that you're so amazed by such incredibly bad writing.To be so easily pleased is wonderful, because can only get better for your reading enjoyment. If it's truly amazing debuts you want, read the premier division in novels, such as "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt. You'll then look back on your reviews here with embarrassment, you really will.
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Summary: The true "Last Tango" of the 1990's
Review: Sadly, far too many silly and often sick films have gained the title "Today's 'Last Tango in Paris'" I can honestly say - without hesitation - that this great film is the "Last Tango" of today. Here we have everything a true film lover would want - great performances by Jeremy Irons(who should have received an oscar nomination)and Miranda Richardson, as well as the rest of the cast(and let us not forget that French actress!). We have great direction, a great story and a wonderful and mystifying setting. The one who gets me here is Irons. He does great - and yet small - film after film. He did "The House of the Spirits," "Waterland" and "Stealing Beautey" - all very good - if not great - films, with him leading the way. He is great and deserves to be recognized up there with the likes of Pacino, DeNiro and Hoffman. This is a great and PASSIONATE film. WATCH IT!
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Review: An interesting but overrated film. I thought Irons did a fine job. The story is interesting, although the motives and emotions that are driving the two main characters are left in an ambiguous haze. Binoche bugged me, though; I suppose her character and her performance are meant to be evocative and mysterious, but I just found her dull and irritating. The sex scenes struck me as highly pretentious, and the very end of the movie is inexplicably silly. It's not that the movie doesn't have anything going for it -- it does. But there are qualms to be had at the same time.
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Summary: You go girl!!!
Review: There are no words to explain what I felt while reading DAMAGE - my shock, disbelief and goose bumps rolled along with Ms Hart's easily flowing words. Theres not much here in our little town, so reading keeps me buzy. Josephine, don't be offended by some of these big city critics - they couldn't hold a candle to you - wheather you are in Dublin or London you have a great talent -keep up the good work. Damage, Sin, Oblivion--BE STILL MY HART
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Summary: Passion without restraint- and its consequences
Review: Hart manages to do what few authors can-- make a central character capable of drawing disgust and sympathy from the audience at the same time. _Damage_ is reminiscent to me of _Lolita_ and the middle-aged MP is quite similar to Nabokov's Humbert Humbert (small wonder that Jeremy Irons was selected to play both men on film).
The plot is something like this: Stephen Fleming is a bored, stuffed-shirt politician. He is smart and successful with a loving family but he is slowly smothering from his life of routine. When Anna Barton comes along, he is drawn in by how different she is. Anna and Stephen begin a passionate affair quickly and it escalates with even more rapidity. They take more and more risks until finally, Martyn, Anna's fiance and Stephen's son, catches them. Obviously, the game is over and the characters disperse. Anna returns to the only person who can truly comfort her in times of crisis and Stephen loses the outwardly perfect life he once had.
For the most part, this novel kept my undivided attention. I was able to finish it quickly and have read it several times since. Though other novels that deal with forbidden love have been recommended to me, I have not found any that I enjoy quite as much as _Damage_. True, the prose is sparse though not "joined-up" as one reviewer quipped. I am not put off by minimalism in literature or art so I found the unencumbered text to be refreshing. Others will disagree and wish Hart had provided more, but I think all of the necessary details are included with style.
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