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De-Lovely (2004)
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Reviews Counted: 150
Fresh: 74
Rotten:76
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Consensus: Musical numbers save movie from cliches.
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release: Jul 2, 2004 Limited
Box Office: $13,148,028
Synopsis: Directed by Irwin Winkler, DE-LOVELY depicts the life of the great American composer Cole Porter (Kevin Kline). Despite his sexual preference for men, Porter found inspiration and virtually... [More]
Starring: Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce, Keith Allen
Director: Irwin Winkler
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More imagination than inquiry, this cautiously reverential tale reaches for aesthetic pleasure and emotion over insight.
05/24/07
If you ignore the plot and just approach the flick as nothing more than a 21st century update of a Busby Berkeley-style musical, you will not be disappointed.
05/23/07
Performances crackling with an enthusiasm that indicates how much Porter's work continues to be loved and respected.
09/22/06
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06/24/06
Elegante e esteticamente admirável, este musical é um pouco mais longo do que deveria, mas as belas canções e os complexos planos concebidos por Winker acabam compensando.
05/05/05
The production numbers recap Porter's life using his own music. The concept is nothing if not original but it's the execution that causes the greatest strife.
04/17/05
...employs a bizarre structure that makes it virtually impossible to connect with anything or anyone on screen.
02/20/05
Emotionally week and distant, like watered-down soup. It provides poor nourishment.
02/02/05
An intelligent behind-the-scenes look at enduring love and enduring music.
12/15/04
...if I didn't already enjoy the composer's music, this movie would never have swayed to like it.
11/27/04
Kline and Judd are both good, but Cole Porter seems to have more sophistication than depth.
11/24/04
The movie does offer insight into a man whose lyrics now are underscored with the deeper, hidden rhythms of truth.
11/16/04
The least you can expect from a film celebrating a witty and stylish personality like Cole Porter is to be witty and stylish. But, alas, De-Lovely is neither.
11/13/04
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