The Painted Veil is a lushly photographed, costume-drama actor's piece, soggy in the second half from melodrama. It tries to unmask misguided attraction between two lovers in 1920's China, but it unravels under its own conceits.
Supported by an excellent performance from Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote offers insight into the author and his idiosyncrasies and could perhaps shed a newfound respect for those of us who may remember Capote as only a creepy talk show gadfly. The man no doubt had a lot of talent, as a writer, a storyteller and a journalist.
By:
Guylaine Cadorette
September 16, 2004 12:22pm EST
Writer/director Kerry Conran's use of live action animation sets this movie apart from anything else recently greenlighted by Hollywood studios. But despite its brilliant visuals, the film's story, a hodgepodge of 1930s nostalgia, loses that edge-of-your-seat grip
The Chronicles of Riddick is a dazzling sci-fi epic that will have Pitch Black devotees marking their calendars for the third installment. But director David Twohy's sequel is unlikely to strike a chord with those unfamiliar with Riddick's world