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.
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10/28/03
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... [More]
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Clive Owen, Teri Polo, Linus Roache
Director: Martin Campbell
Reviews for Beyond Borders
It all becomes little more than feel-good-about- feeling-bad window dressing, like an issue of Utne Reader in Dolby Surround Sound.
10/28/03
By the time the closing credits come up, you're left with the unshakable feeling that things might have been a tad better off if all involved had scrapped this terrible film and instead donated the multimillion-dollar budget to charity.
10/27/03
The chemistry between Jolie and Clive Owen is close to nil.
10/27/03
... an old-fashioned romance.
10/27/03
Top CriticDespite all the drawbacks, this movie mostly worked for me.
10/27/03
An unconvincing melodrama that seems more interested in pushing an agenda and preaching than in developing legitimate, compelling characters.
10/26/03
A melodrama with pretensions to humanitarian generosity.
10/26/03
It was sheer drudgery to sit through two hours of this offensive slop.
10/25/03
An ambitious and moving film.
10/25/03
Ambitious and morally complex, yet ultimately shallow. As a result, it falls short of pleasing lovers of serious cinema, while also alienating the happily-ever-after crowd.
10/24/03
Well-intentioned but astonishingly flat.
10/24/03
Top CriticThe premise of the movie deserves better.
10/24/03
Top CriticA far-fetched romantic adventure.
10/24/03
Top CriticA cheesy romance tricked up in cheap sanctimony.
10/24/03
To imagine that there are those who would scoff at the idea that fashion cares! As Beyond Borders demonstrates with such lavish sensitivity, fashion cares like nothing else. When it comes to giving up food, fashion practically spews concern.
10/24/03
Dull and sanctimonious.
10/24/03
It's an inspiring story. I just wish a better movie accompanied it.
10/24/03
Beyond Borders is a film with its heart in the right place. Unfortunately, its head is stuck so far in the clouds that it dissolves into preachy do-gooder mush.
10/24/03
You'll probably laugh your way through this immediate guilty pleasure, but you'll also get hooked by it.
10/24/03
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