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The End of the Affair (1999)

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Reviews Counted:66

Fresh:44

Rotten:22

Average Rating:6.6/10

Consensus: Neil Jordan has good direction with solid performances from Ralph Fiennes and Julianne Moore.

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: On a rainy night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix (two-time Oscar� nominee Ralph Fiennes) has a chance meeting with Henry Miles (Oscar� nominee Stephen Rea), husband of his ex-mistress Sarah... [More]

Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore, Stephen Rea, Ian Hart

Director: Neil Jordan

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May 16, 2000

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
N/R	Andrew Sarris	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 27 2007 03:15 AM	New York Observer
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 26 2006 03:16 AM	Time Out
3/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 06 2005 08:12 PM	Film Threat
	Alan Dale	The whole thing is beyond purple and yet so careful and reverent you can't even enjoy it as camp. Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 19 2005 05:54 AM	Blogcritics.org
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 21 2005 03:15 AM	Houston Chronicle
N/R	Robin Clifford	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 09 2005 03:15 AM	Reeling Reviews
C	Jeffrey Overstreet	What a sad and melancholy piece of work. ... Fiennes basically reprises his English Patient role as the heroic destroyer of covenants and promises. Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 06 2004 05:09 PM	Looking Closer
3.5/4	Jim Shelby	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 20 2003 05:00 PM	Palo Alto Weekly
3/4		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 25 2003 08:01 AM	Globe and Mail
3/4	Jeffrey M. Anderson	Writer/director Neil Jordan takes the right approach to the material. Instead of trying to spruce it up, he simply moves in closer. Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 27 2003 10:50 AM	Combustible Celluloid
4.5/5	John R. McEwen	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 08 2003 08:01 AM	Film Quips Online
3.5/4	Wesley Lovell	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 29 2003 08:01 AM	Oscar Guy
B	Nick Davis	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 10 2003 08:00 AM	Nick's Flick Picks
B+	Brent Simon	Neil Jordan's film captures an unyielding sense, even almost to a fault, of romantic realism and its often underlying sadness. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 07 2003 12:56 PM	Entertainment Today
3/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 08 2002 08:01 AM	Film Threat
4/5	Sarah Silsbury	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 30 2002 08:01 AM	ViewLondon
N/R	Philip Kemp	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 08 2002 08:01 AM	Sight and Sound
N/R	Betty Jo Tucker	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 02 2002 08:01 AM	ReelTalk Movie Reviews
	James Sanford	a demanding, thought-provoking film ...built around a theme many will find difficult to accept, that miracles can happen to perfectly ordinary, non-religious people. Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 23 2002 07:25 PM	Kalamazoo Gazette
2.5/4	Jay Carr	No review available. Comment \| Jun., 18 2002 08:00 AM	Boston Globe

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