The Man Who Cried

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Summary: A beautiful artistic masterpiece of a film.
Review: No, it's not a fast-paced story. It's slow, it is subtle, and you have to savor it to really enjoy it. Performances by everyone are perfectly wonderful. Turturo & Blanchett especially, Stanton included. Very well done. I loved it. If you reflect on the film after you see it, you realize how much LIFE this girl lived. Beautiful movie. Underappreciated.

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Summary: A MUST SEE
Review: I am a Johnny Depp fan and enjoy watching films that include him
in a romantic scene or two. I bought this film and watch it whenever I can and have seen it many times over. It is without a doubt a great film that should not be missed. Depp and Ricci
are meant for each other on the screen. Great acting also by Cate Blanchett and John Turturro. One fantastic film!!

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Summary: Man Who Cried
Review: Simply terrible. I usually finish every movie that I start no matter how bad, but this one was just too dull. I turned the DVD off and started to watch something else after the 1st 45 minutes. I tried to watch this movie, but it wasn't just bad. It was just too incredibly dull to waste my time on.

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Summary: the most amazing movie i have ever seen
Review: the movie deals with the life of a young jewish refugee and her journey from her life as a little girl in russia to her glamorous life in paris and hoe she falls in love with a gypsy whom she is forced to leave to be with her dying father. i would recommend this movie to...EVERYONE!!!! watch every chance u can!!!

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Summary: A shadow of a movie
Review:
The #1 best thing about this movie is that Johnny Depp is in it. He has that transcendent, magical ability to give a performance that elevates any movie in which he appears. The #2 best thing is the attention lavished on production values particularly cinematography and art direction. Visually the film can be stunning; it has a romantic otherworldly aura. Now it is the story that doesn't quite work. Did this movie start out as one thing and evolve into something else? Is this a movie about people caught in cataclysmic circumstances beyond their control or the story of doomed lovers? I couldn't make up my mind. Neither one of these premises stands on its own and here woven together just doesn't quite hang.

It is disappointing that the characters are not fully realized and little more than stereotypes; the searching waif, the seductive gypsy, the blonde gold digger with a heart of gold, the temperamental, self-enamored opera star. The title itself though provocative seems an after- thought. Yes, Cesar the gypsy cries when he and Susie part under desperate circumstances, and his tears emphasize the poignancy of the separation, but this part of the scene seems tacked on, and gratuitous.

Which leads me into the main problem with this movie. Throughout it suffers from the palatable lack of chemistry between Johnny Depp and Cristina Ricci. There is just no heat between these two which makes the love story difficult to buy. (For doubters of this phenomenon I refer you to their pairing in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow").

The Man Who Cried is not an entire washout. The story has some sentimental charm and John Turturro and Cate Blanchett are always worth watching. And as for Johnny Depp...he's worth watching any old time.


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Summary: A visually beautiful film in the shadow of oppression...
Review: A Russian-Jewish man travels alone to the United States in order start a better life for his family, which he intends to send for when he has raised enough money. However, the communist rule under Stalin separates the family which leads to the death of the mother and the escape of the daughter, Suzie (Christina Ricci). Suzie's escape brings her to England where she is adopted and forced to assimilate to the British traditions and culture that eradicates her of her own past. Years later when Suzie has reached adulthood she travels to Paris with hopes to raise money that can bring her to her father in the United States. In Paris she meets love, dreams, hope, and horror as she must face anti-Semitism brought to France by the Nazi's during World War II. Man Who Cried is visually stunning as it portrays the struggles of Suzie and those around her in a time of hostility. The visual elements are also enhanced by a terrific cast such as Christina Ricci, Johnny Depp, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro and many more. In the end, Potter ties together a meaningful cinematic experience that has both historical value as well as morals.

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Summary: lacks, big time
Review: I was very, very, very, very dissapointed with this movie. There was a lot of things in his movie that were good (Johnny Depp being one of them, though silent he still pulls it off in the end). This is the second movie they have been in (Sleepy Hollow being the other one) CAte Blanchett is annoying in her russian accent and John Tuturro is so ever nagging (Tuturro and Depp team up 3 years later in Secret Window). lots of singing and Blanchett seduces Tuturro alot. Depp and his care for his family and his silent love for Ricci are the main points I really thought were good but it did end well and thank god Blanchett got blown away towards the end. a let down, really