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11/26/02
The Quiet American (2002)
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Reviews Counted:140
Fresh:124
Rotten:16
Average Rating:7.8/10
Consensus: Thoughtful and wonderfully acted, The Quiet American manages to capture the spirit of Green's novel.
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Dramas
US Box Office: $12,843,884
Synopsis: Set in Saigon, Vietnam, in 1952 during the French Indochina war, THE QUIET AMERICAN is based on the mystery story by Graham Greene, and directed by Phillip Noyce. A middle-aged British reporter for... [More]
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03/07/03
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10/18/08
Top CriticNoyce's film is contemplative and mournfully reflective.
02/13/03
In a seemingly effortless performance, Caine dominates every scene in the film, not by what he does but by what he doesn't do.
02/07/03
... journey into one particular heart of darkness, an organ that nevertheless pumps warm blood.
02/28/03
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08/02/03
Top CriticThis is perhaps the finest performance of [Michael Caine's] versatile, distinguished career.
02/04/04
In so many ways, The Quiet American speaks volumes.
03/10/03
"The Quiet American" begins in Saigon in 1952. That's its first sign of trouble.
02/28/03
Noyce's measured, intelligent film ... restores the novel's political and moral complexity.
11/05/02
It works not only as a love triangle drama, but as a political thriller and a murder mystery.
11/22/02
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07/14/07
raser has finally made good on his hesitant dramatic turn in Gods and Monsters a few years back.
02/07/03
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07/02/03
Top CriticIts love story eclipses rather than complements the inherent spy thriller that skewers Yankee imperialism in the book.
09/27/02
A rare Western feature shot in Vietnam, with real locations and sets that look well-worn enough to be real, with wonderful performances.
02/07/03
Top CriticAn instant classic and a dramatic beauty, a film that gets us to the core of Greene's chilly, dark and romantic view of the post-war world.
02/06/03
Everything about The Quiet American is good, except its timing.
11/22/02
Além de trazer Caine em uma de suas melhores atuações, esta belíssima adaptação do livro de Greene combina com perfeição a tensão dramática de um triângulo amoroso e a complexidade política do maior teatro de guerra das décadas de 50 a 70.
07/31/08
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