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6
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By Clint Morris
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Feb 24, 2011
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A powerful piece of filmmaking. Gere and Foster are as immaculate as always.
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Movieline
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2
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By Stephen Farber
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Feb 24, 2011
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Hobbled with a meandering script, an erratic performance by Richard Gere, and an overbearing score by Danny Elfman.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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4
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By Dennis Schwartz
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Feb 24, 2011
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Lacks whatever magical ingredient there is that makes a film a moving experience and instead settles for being an adequate but not a remarkable achievement.
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Spirituality and Practice
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8
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By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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Feb 24, 2011
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A winning and soul-stirring exploration of the spiritual meaning of one man's sacrificial death.
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Laramie Movie Scope
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5
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By Robert Roten
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Feb 24, 2011
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The story idea is an interesting one, but it doesn't quite pan out in the end. There are too many unanswered questions and unresolved conflicts.
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Washington Post
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8
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By Rita Kempley
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Feb 24, 2011
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It's really an old-fashioned hankie-soaker with Gere and Foster ably jerking tears. An odd yet convincing couple, they won't replace Rhett and Scarlet, and frankly, my dears, who can? But belles wring and bosoms heave in a manner most pleasing.
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Washington Post
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8
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By Desson Thomson
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Feb 24, 2011
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If you're looking for a picturesque romance -- with a little intrigue on the side -- you could do worse than Sommersby.
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New York Times
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6
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By Vincent Canby
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Feb 24, 2011
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Though there is a near vaccuum at the center of the film, Sommersby is never boring, largely because of Ms. Foster's beautifully self-possessed presence.
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ReelViews
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9
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By James Berardinelli
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Feb 24, 2011
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From start to finish, it is a well-crafted film: part love story, part mystery, and all drama.
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Chicago Sun-Times
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5
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By Roger Ebert
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Feb 24, 2011
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A square peg pounded into a round hole -- or, more exactly, a medieval European story that has been unsuccessfully updated to the period of the American Civil War.
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