| The Hours Review |
| by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 4/4) |
| Watching "The Hours" reminded me of a 1996 HBO film called "If These Walls Could
Talk," which focused on three different women in three different timelines - all
bound by a story thread involving abortion. "The Hours" works in similar ways
but it is also...more |
| The Hours Review |
| by Richard A. Zwelling (Rating: 4/4) |
| Before I go into any in-depth commentary on this movie, I have to
comment on the fact that most people who see the trailer and/or read
any synopsis of the film will most likely label it as a chick flick
without a second thought. This does a great...more |
| The Hours Review |
| by Bob Bloom (Rating: 4/4) |
| THE HOURS (2002) 4 stars out of 4. Starring Nicole Kidman, Julianne
Moore, Meryl Streep, Ed Harris, Toni Collette, Claire Danes, Jeff
Daniels, Stephen Dillane, Allison Janney, John C. Reilly and Miranda
Richardson. Music by Philip Glass. Based upon the...more |
| The Hours Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: A) |
| HOURS, THE (director: Stephen Daldry; screenwriter: from Michael Cunningham's
novel/David Hare; cinematographer: Seamus McGarvey; editor: Peter Boyle; music:
Philip Glass; cast: Meryl Streep (Clarissa Vaughan), Julianne Moore (Laura
Brown), Nicole Kidman...more |
| The Hours Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| Directed by Stephen Daldry. Screenplay by David Hare, based on the novel
by Michael Cunningham. Starring Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl
Streep. Running time: 114 minutes. Rated AA by the MFCB. Reviewed on
January 26th, 2003. more |
| The Hours Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 7/10) |
| PLOT:
This film trails the lives of three women living in different times as each one
deals with issues of depression, feelings of emptiness and thoughts of despair.
It ain't DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR, boys and girls. While the entire picture only
takes place...more |
| The Hours Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| In 1923, a chain-smoking Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman) is fretfully
ruminating
over the beginnings of a novel that will eventually become her opus "Mrs.
Dalloway."
In 1951, pregnant housewife Laura Brown (Julianne Moore) is obsessively
reading
the...more |
| The Hours Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2/4) |
| THE HOURS, by director Stephen Daldry (BILLY ELLIOT), has already risen to the
top of the list when it comes to Oscar buzz, which makes it perhaps the most
overrated movie of the year in my book. This women's picture could easy be the
final film in a...more |
| The Hours Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B+) |
| Author Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman) is an extremely troubled woman as she puts
pen to paper in 1923 to create her classic novel, Mrs. Dalloway, the story of a
day in the life of a London socialite who lives to throw her parties but is, in
her heart,...more |
| The Hours Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B+) |
| In 1923 away from the bustle of her beloved London, Virginia Woolf (Nicole
Kidman) begins to write the book that will become "Mrs. Dalloway." It's
heroine, Clarissa, is a fiftyish London socialite consumed with giving a party
while contemplating that a...more |
| The Hours Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B+) |
| In 1923 away from the bustle of her beloved London, Virginia Woolf (Nicole
Kidman) begins to write the book that will become "Mrs. Dalloway." It's
heroine, Clarissa, is a fiftyish London socialite consumed with giving a party
while contemplating that a...more |
| The Hours Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 8/10) |
| For an uneducated, lowbrow humor-loving dimwit like me, the only thing worse
than seeing a movie called Mrs. Dalloway would be reading a book called Mrs.
Dalloway. So the prospect of watching a film based on a book written by
somebody with a major...more |
| The Hours Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 3/4) |
| # stars based on 4 stars: 3
Reviewed by: Harvey Karten
Paramount Pictures/Miramax Films
Directed by: Stephen Daldry
Written by: David Hare, book by Michael Cunningham
Cast: Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman
Screened at: Loews Lincoln Sq., NYC,...more |
