Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.3 / 5.0

ELEGANT BUT UNINSPIRED:

The Wings of the Dove has a great scene towards the end where the two lover make love. Its sex without love or even lust but soaked in guilt and self loathing. It is a morosely erotic scene. Unfortunatley the rest of the film doesn't match that level of intensity, but is a rather mechanical exercise in love-triangle drama. This is strange as director (Iain Sofetly) of Backbeat tries to break all genre conventions with kinetic camera work and Helena Bonham Carter gives a wonderful performance rich with lust,... more info

A Movie for both Guys and Girls!:

I first saw this movie when it was in the theaters. After much resistance, my girlfriend got me to go. And to my surprise this was an excellent film. Helena Bonham Carter is superb! The story takes place in turn of the century London. But don't be fooled by that this movie is something right out of a 90's soap opera (that's why the girls will love it). Helena and her boyfriend try to swindle a dying woman out of her fortune. Not to give too much away, but the boyfriend begins to fall in love with the dying... more info

Miramax: ever hear of anamorphic?:

I'd like to review this film, but Miramax (and others) are still polluting the market with non-anamorphic transfers. The single star is for that bone-headedness. The film may deserve 5 stars for all I know.

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