Engrossing, bewildering, searing and shattering, this is a film that reverberates on every level.
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02/10/07
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
87 %
Reviews Counted: 165 Fresh: 144 Rotten:21 Average Rating: 7.5/10
Consensus:
In this sharp psychological thriller, Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett give fierce, memorable performances as two schoolteachers locked in a battle of wits.
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min 20 secs
Theatrical Release: Dec 25, 2006 Limited
Box Office: $17,394,784
Synopsis: Dame Judi Dench and Kate Blanchett face off with searing performances in this riveting tale of obsession and desire. Based on the novel by Zoe Heller, NOTES ON A SCANDAL is the story of Barbara Covett (Dench), a hard-nosed spinster schoolteacher, and her poisonous friendship with fellow... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Andrew Simpson, Philip Davis
Director: Richard Eyre
Screenwriter: Patrick Marber
Producer: Scott Rudin
Composer: Philip Glass
Producer: Robert Fox
Composer: Philip Glass
Screenwriter: Patrick Marber
Producer: Scott Rudin
Composer: Philip Glass
Producer: Robert Fox
Composer: Philip Glass
Reviews
Top Critic
Engrossing, bewildering, searing and shattering, this is a film that reverberates on every level.
02/10/07
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02/09/07
Top Critic
Notes on a Scandal is melodrama at its best -- a nasty, wickedly good, over-the-top story with school teachers standing in where vampires usually prowl.
02/28/08
born from watching too many episodes of Jerry Springer, and the filmmakers decided it would be more accepted by the Academy if the characters had British accents.
06/05/07
The characters' motives are base enough, and there's an odd combination of petty incidents having walloping consequences, but the ironies are as delicately layered and "delicious" as they could possibly be without a hint of preciosity.
04/17/07
A thriller for those who might not otherwise be drawn to one, with performances that will knock your socks off
04/10/07
Dench's performance is the greatest pleasure in a hugely enjoyable, highly literate drama.
03/28/07
Em seus melhores momentos, é um drama relativamente eficaz. (...) Nos piores, parece uma versão de O Pentelho protagonizada por mulheres e com Judi Dench no lugar de Jim Carrey.
03/08/07
Un brillante duelo actoral entre Judi Dench y Cate Blanchett %u2013dos de las mejores actrices de la actualidad- que es también un sutil estudio sobre la soledad y la obsesión.
03/01/07
As much as Barbara judges, however, you may find yourself in a quandary, not judging so much as taking pleasure in her vile, brilliant perfection.
02/24/07
The movie's driving force is Dench, whose extraordinary performance only underscores her post as one of the world's finest living actresses.
02/23/07
A measured and yet gloriously overblown study of desire, entitlement and the twists we experience while shuttling between the two.
02/21/07
Without a clear protagonist, "Notes On a Scandal" collapses under the weight of its significant subject matter. Nevertheless, Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench rise above the ill- prepared source material with their passionate performances.
02/19/07
This is a strong drama that simmers its way to a boil by the end of the film. It falters only at the very end, in which the story falls back on a cliché.
02/19/07
A borderline melodrama film that is fortunate to feature two superb enough performances to grant it high entertainment status.
02/19/07
There are brilliantly handled scenes of anger, embarrassment and humiliation, and brutal physical and emotional confrontations of great power.
02/10/07
he behind-the-camera talent has provided an explosive arena in which Oscar nominees Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett let loose.
02/09/07
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