The End of the Affair Reviews

The End of the Affair Review
by Walter Frith
Film maker Neil Jordan made one of the most controversial movies of the 1990's. 1992's 'The Crying Game' had a secret revealed by the now late great former movie critic Gene Siskel and Siskel was heavily criticized for revealing it. He said that to...more

The End of the Affair Review
by Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Rated on a 4-star scale Screening venue: Odeon (Liverpool City Centre) Released in the UK by Columbia TriStar on February 11, 2000; certificate 18; 101 minutes; country of origin UK/USA; aspect ratio 1.85:1 more

The End of the Affair Review
by Eugene Novikov
Neil Jordan is one of those writer-directors who don't quite grasp the first rule of literary adaptations: what reads well on the page doesn't always translate well to celluloid. I haven't read Graham Greene's The End of the Affair on which this movie of...more

The End of the Affair Review
by Nick Lyons
"The End Of The Affair" is a dark and moody romantic period piece, that Neil Jordan exquisitely writes and directs. Although it's slow and sometimes confusing to follow, it still manages to give audiences a moving experience. Based on Graham Greene's...more

The End of the Affair Review
by David Bezanson
filmcritic.com presents a review from staff member David Bezanson. You can find the review with full credits at http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/2a460f93626cd4678625624c007f2b46/52062df4ccf337588825686f0080bda6?OpenDocument more

The End of the Affair Review
by Scott Renshaw
THE END OF THE AFFAIR (Columbia) Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore, Stephen Rea, Ian Hart. Screenplay: Neil Jordan, based on the novel by Graham Greene. Producers: Neil Jordan and Stephen Woolley. Director: Neil Jordan. MPAA Rating: R (sexual...more

The End of the Affair Review
by Susan Granger
Susan Granger's review of "THE END OF THE AFFAIR" (Columbia Pictures) What a disappointment! Writer/director Neil Jordan, who gave us The Crying Game, Mona Lisa, and In Company of Wolves, totally misses the mark with this soggy romantic tale,...more

The End of the Affair Review
by Jon Popick
Neil Jordan’s (In Dreams) latest is a lean adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel of the same name. There isn’t much to the story (some even say that the book would have been better as a novella) and there aren’t many characters. But thanks to first-rate...more

The End of the Affair Review
by James Sanford
There's an old British saying, "in for a penny, in for a pound," which applies perfectly to "The End of the Affair," a demanding, thought-provoking film adapted from Graham Greene's novel of the same name. It's a movie built around a theme many will...more

The End of the Affair Review
by Michael Dequina
"This is a diary of hate," is the first line uttered in Neil Jordan's _The_End_of_the_Affair_. However, that line could not be a more inaccurate description of this film, for it is a beautifully passionate and extremely romantic screen treatment of...more

The End of the Affair Review
by Harvey S. Karten
Reviewed by Harvey Karten Columbia Pictures Director: Neil Jordan Writer: Neil Jordan, novel by Graham Greene Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore, Stephen Rea, Jason Isaacs, Sam Bould, Ian Hart more
The End of the Affair Review
by Steve Rhodes
The problem with writer/director Neil Jordan's remake of THE END OF THE AFFAIR, based on the Graham Greene novel, is that this could easily be said about the movie itself. Although Jordan attempts an old fashioned cinematic weeper, what he gets instead...more