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Beyond Borders (2003)

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Reviews Counted:99

Fresh:14

Rotten:85

Average Rating:4.3/10

Consensus: Beyond Borders is good-intentioned, but the use of human suffering as a backdrop for a romance comes across as sanctimonious and exploitative.

Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $4,394,454

Synopsis: Director Martin Campbell (GOLDENEYE) balances a romantic tale, serious political commentary, and beautifully shot scenery from exotic locations in BEYOND BORDERS. Oscar winner Angelina Jolie gives... Director Martin Campbell (GOLDENEYE) balances a romantic tale, serious political commentary, and beautifully shot scenery from exotic locations in BEYOND BORDERS. Oscar winner Angelina Jolie gives a moving performance inspired by her real-life U.N. work, and has the perfect romantic foil in Clive Owen. Ostensibly a tale of romance triumphing against the odds, this is in fact a multifaceted story that deals with its various topics in a visually arresting style. BEYOND BORDERS follows the problematic blossoming romance between busy American socialite Sarah Jordan (Jolie), and rogue doctor Nick Callahan (Owen). The two initially meet in 1984 at a charity event in London. Sarah is still flushed with excitement from her recent marriage, but is nevertheless enchanted by Nick's impassioned speech on behalf of starving children in Ethiopia. Sarah decides to help the cause in Africa, meeting Nick there and sparking a romantic connection which is cut short because of family and work commitments. Four years later, Sarah finds herself alone after a torrid divorce. Her work for the United Nations now consumes her thoughts, and when the chance to travel to war-torn Cambodia--and reunite with Nick--arises, it proves too good to turn down. The two immediately hit it off, but Nick's commitment to his work once again causes them to separate. Five more years pass, and when Sarah receives a call that Nick has been captured and made a prisoner of war in Chechnya, she realizes she has one more chance to rescue her man, and to rekindle the passion. [More]

Starring: Angelina Jolie, Clive Owen, Teri Polo, Linus Roache

Starring: Angelina Jolie, Clive Owen, Teri Polo, Linus Roache, Noah Emmerich, Yorick Van Wageningen

Director: Martin Campbell

Director: Martin Campbell
Screenwriter: Caspian Tredwell-Owen
Producer: Dan Halsted, Lloyd Phillips
Composer: James Horner
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/18/08
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An ambitious and moving film.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
10/25/03
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Beyond Borders is one of those rare big-budget films that has something of vital importance to say about the real world, and pulls no punches saying it.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
10/28/03
Bruce Feld
Bruce Feld
Film Journal International

A passionate, if tragic, social-issue film.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
10/24/03
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

You'll probably laugh your way through this immediate guilty pleasure, but you'll also get hooked by it.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
10/24/03
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

The tense action scenes work better than the implausible romance.

Full Review Source: Lawrence Journal-World | comment Comment
10/24/03
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

Even though Beyond Borders certainly isn't the greatest love story ever told, the film still offers a plethora of fascinating, war-torn landscapes--and may inspire you to volunteer for the UN.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
10/24/03
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com

It would all be perfectly ridiculous if it werenÕt so gosh-darn moving, in that Hollywood way that makes you hate yourself for crying, hand me another Kleenex, dammit.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
10/28/03
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

Those expecting Jolie's character to end up feeding and clothing every indigent person on the planet might be surprised at the movie's toughness and refusal to compromise.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
11/04/03
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

A powerful, deeply moving film that takes you on a stirring journey straight to your heart.

Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
10/23/03
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
CNN.com

... an old-fashioned romance.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
10/27/03
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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It's easy to get caught up in the whole, soap-opera thrust of the thing.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
10/23/03
Scott Foundas
Scott Foundas
L.A. Weekly

Goes beyond the vanity project you’d think it to be.

Full Review Source: Eclipse Magazine | comment Comment
10/24/03
Sean O'Connell
Sean O'Connell
Eclipse Magazine

Worth watching despite the miscues.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
10/24/03
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News

A sobering two hours.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
10/23/03
William Arnold
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

This movie doesn't know if it's a socially conscious flick about feeding starving kids or a steamy romantic drama about two pretty people who like to make out in tents.

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10/23/03
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10/24/03
Hollywood.com
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Never have we been forced to watch so many suffer needlessly for the sake of so few. And that’s what makes this film reprehensible.

Full Review Source: Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) | comment Comment
10/24/03
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

Hopelessly kooky.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
10/24/03
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News
 
 
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