| Sliding Doors Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| Sliding doors. They’re what Helen runs into when her life takes a bit
of a strange turn. She has just been fired from her job and as she
tries to catch the train home, the doors slide closed in her face. This
activates a kind of fantasy parallel...more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by Pierce Dalton |
| It's a fantasy about Helen (Gwyneth Paltrow) who is fired from her job, goes
home early to discover her boyfriend in bed with an American girl (Jeanene
Triplehorne), and changes her life. She cuts off her long, brown hair and dyes
it blonde. more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by Murali Krishnan |
| Helen's day has been cut short since she has unfortunately been fired.
Something strange happens on her way home. Her reality is separated into two
parallel universes, and the viewer follows her in each of the separate
storylines. In one storyline, she...more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| Gwyneth Paltrow continues to flaunt her knack for a British accent in this
dual role, under the wings of first time writer/director Peter Howitt, and
an original premise that is likely to have you pondering your future every
time you just happen to miss...more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by Jamie Peck |
| SLIDING DOORS
Reviewed by Jamie Peck
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Rating: ** (out of ****)
Miramax/Paramount / 1:39 / 1998 / PG-13 (language, sexual content)
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow; John Hannah; John Lynch;...more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by Richard Scheib |
| UK/USA. 1998. Director/Screenplay - Peter Howitt, Producers - Philippa
Braithwaite, William Horberg & Sydney Pollack, Photography - Remi
Adafarasian, Music - David Hirschfelder, Music Supervisor - Anita
Camarata, Visual Effects - Cinesite, Production...more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by Steve Kong |
| Sliding Doors is an interesting film in one respect: It uses a gimmick to
explore what we all wonder about each and everyday.
What is our fate, and how coincidence can change fate? There is one movie
that I love that tackles these two issues, Red. Now,...more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
| Director: Peter Howitt
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn,
Zara Turner
Screenplay: Peter Howitt
Producers: Philippa Braithwaite, William Horberg
Runtime: 99 min.
US Distribution: Miramax
Rated R: sex, language more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by Yen, Homer |
| Did you ever wonder what might have been if you had just made it through
the intersection before the light turned red? Made it on to a bus just
before it left? Made it on to the train just before the sliding doors
closed behind you? How might your...more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by Seth Bookey |
| *Sliding Doors* takes a look at what would happen if you missed your
train by a few seconds. Helen (Gwyneth Paltrow) goes to work one
morning, only to find out she's been sacked and then goes to take the
District Line tube home. (By now you...more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by Joy Wyse |
| The day starts off as usual for Helen Quilley, the sole female in a London
Public Relations firm, but the morning meeting suddenly leaves her
jobless and on her way home. Unknown to Helen, her live-in lover, Gerry,
is having a meeting of his own with...more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| Frothy romantic comedies have become so commonplace at the cinema that
filmmakers now generally resort to gimmicks to set their films apart. Two
romantic comedies currently in release, The Object of My Affection and
Sliding Doors, each employ a twist...more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| SLIDING DOORS takes a what-if look at romance. What are those tiny
changes that could have had an immense impact on your love life? Who is
that special someone that you could have met but didn't because you
entered a crowded room a minute too late...more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: Two possible futures for the same
woman are explored in SLIDING DOORS. Issues of
fate and happenstance are the subjects of a lightly
science-fictional romantic comedy. Our present
seems to...more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| SLIDING DOORS
(Miramax/Paramount)
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, John Lynch, John Hannah, Jeanne Tripplehorn.
Screenplay: Peter Howitt.
Producers: Sydney Pollack, Philippa Braithwaite and William Horberg.
Director: Peter Howitt.
MPAA Rating: R (sexual...more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by Matt Williams |
| Chaos mathematicians have studied a phenomena called "the butterfly
effect", in which a single butterfly flapping its wings can cause
tremendous shifts of weather half a world away. The unpredictable
effects of a relatively minor change are also...more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by David Sunga |
| Rating: 3.0 stars (out of 4.0)
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Key to rating system:
2.0 stars - Debatable
2.5 stars - Some people may like it
3.0 stars - I liked it
3.5 stars - I am biased in favor of the movie
4.0 stars - I felt the movie's impact...more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| SLIDING DOORS
By Harvey Karten, Ph.D.
Miramax Films/Paramount Pictures
Director: Peter Howitt
Writer: Peter Howitt
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne
Tripplehorn, Zara Turner, Douglas McFerran, Paul Brightwell,
Nina Young,...more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by James Sanford |
| SLIDING DOORS
(Miramax)
Directed by Peter Howitt
Everyone at one time or another has wondered after making a choice, "What
if I'd done it differently?", and that's the central conceit of "Sliding
Doors," a kind of comic-romantic "Twilight Zone" episode,...more |
| Sliding Doors Review |
| by James Berardinelli |
| United Kingdom, 1998
U.S. Release Date: 2/13/98 (NY, LA), 3/6/98 (wide)
Running Length: 1:45
MPAA Classification: R (Sex, profanity)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 more |
