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07/02/03
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]
Reviews for The Quiet American
21 - 40 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticThis film is quiet in an eerie, slow burn, dripping with noir sort of way; disarmingly reserved, it manages to burrow under your skin and leave a lingering impression.
04/30/03
A compelling look at a situation from history that parallels contemporary times.
04/21/03
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04/05/03
My initial reaction was of having seen a great story of political intrigue told well, but as I sit here thinking, levels of depth... slowly begin to open up to me.
03/27/03
Adapts a Graham Greene novel with something approaching economy but far removed from finesse.
03/25/03
'Una tranquila pero recia interpretación de Michael Caine, que realiza uno de sus mejores trabajos en años.'
03/17/03
In so many ways, The Quiet American speaks volumes.
03/10/03
[Caine's] performance is absolutely perfect, a study in restraint and subtlety that should be used as an acting course.
03/09/03
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03/05/03
A smart and gutsy work that argues Americans are prone to repeating the mistakes of history instead of learning from them.
03/04/03
There's an almost great film here.
03/04/03
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03/01/03
Top CriticLike Sunset Boulevard, [this film] starts with a lifeless body, then puts the murder in perspective. It’s a good cinematic structure, one perfect for a film that cares less about the crime than the journey toward it.
02/28/03
"The Quiet American" begins in Saigon in 1952. That's its first sign of trouble.
02/28/03
... journey into one particular heart of darkness, an organ that nevertheless pumps warm blood.
02/28/03
Eliminates the last traces of Greene's religious motifs and focuses entirely on political and interpersonal themes. Yet these are at the heart of Greene's story, so as an adaptation it succeeds where End of the Affair failed.
02/28/03
It’s a political film, but not in the way that an Oliver Stone film is political. Rather, it’s political in the way that Casablanca is a movie about politics (it’s romantic and entertaining and tells a story about interesting people).
02/25/03
Noyce and the screenwriters have nailed Greene with the kind of accuracy not seen since Carol Reed's two Greene films, The Third Man and Our Man in Havana.
02/19/03
It's Caine who deserves the Best Actor trophy, delivering not only the finest male performance of 2002 but also one of the best of his entire career.
02/19/03
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