Perhaps only Peter Bogdanovich's Singapore-set Saint Jack (1979) has better caught this humid expatriate dream of decay, desire and death.
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The Quiet American (2002)
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Reviews Counted:140
Fresh:124
Rotten:16
Average Rating:7.8/10
Consensus: Thoughtful and wonderfully acted, The Quiet American manages to capture the spirit of Green's novel.
Theatrical Release:Nov 22, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $12,843,884
Synopsis: Set in Saigon, Vietnam, in 1952 during the French Indochina war, THE QUIET AMERICAN is based on the mystery story by Graham Greene, and directed by Phillip Noyce. A middle-aged British reporter for... [More]
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12/30/06
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12/06/05
You've gotta see this movie.
11/22/02
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04/05/03
Mr. Caine and Mr. Fraser are the whole show here, with their memorable and resourceful performances.
12/19/02
Top CriticThe narrative is lean, the supporting performances are solid, and, perhaps most crucially, the emotional tone of the piece is spot-on.
02/07/03
An intelligent, high quality film that is timely and pertinent to today's headlines...weakened by Fraser's performance
12/16/02
In a seemingly effortless performance, Caine dominates every scene in the film, not by what he does but by what he doesn't do.
02/07/03
Top CriticIt’s a political film, but not in the way that an Oliver Stone film is political. Rather, it’s political in the way that Casablanca is a movie about politics (it’s romantic and entertaining and tells a story about interesting people).
02/25/03
An intelligent romantic thriller of a very old-school kind of quality.
11/22/02
Director Noyce meticulously presents Graham Greene's morality tale about a troubled man and his imperiled adopted country.
01/30/03
A film of delicate interpersonal dances. Caine makes us watch as his character awakens to the notion that to be human is eventually to have to choose. It’s a sight to behold.
11/22/02
It works not only as a love triangle drama, but as a political thriller and a murder mystery.
11/22/02
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02/09/03
Through Noyce's elegant approach to storytelling, and through the authenticity of the locations and the Vietnamese people on screen, it embodies a subtle yet substantial sense of power and dignity.
02/07/03
A mournful drama that insinuates itself into your thoughts.
02/07/03
"The Quiet American" begins in Saigon in 1952. That's its first sign of trouble.
02/28/03
A fine adaptation despite the slight departures from its source, with warm cinematography that captures the feel of '50s Saigon and two performances worthy of Oscar attention.
02/06/03
The Quiet American plainly underlines its characters' melodrama and willful blindness to stage a potent allegory.
02/14/03
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