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Reviews Counted: 140
Fresh: 125
Rotten:15
Average Rating: 7.8/10
Consensus: Thoughtful and wonderfully acted, The Quiet American manages to capture the spirit of Green's novel.
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Dramas
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 the London Times, Thomas Fowler (Michael... [More]
Além de trazer Caine em uma de suas melhores atuações, esta belíssima adaptação do livro de Greene combina com perfeição a tensão dramática de um triângulo amoroso e a complexidade política do maior teatro de guerra das décadas de 50 a 70.
The film may be a not especially unusual mystery/thriller, but it's still a solid and entertaining one at that.
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La confrontation, mais aussi l’amitié entre ces deux comédiens au sommet de leur forme, font de The Quiet American un film solide.
Noyce has coaxed out what may well be a career-best performance by Michael Caine.
Provides enough action to keep the restive in their seats, but the real excitement here is Greene's finely-drawn characters and the two performances that keep them alive.
The Quiet American takes the viewer inside opium dens and dance halls. It peeks behind the curtains of political intrigues and exposes their violent consequences.
This is perhaps the finest performance of [Michael Caine's] versatile, distinguished career.
The Quiet American is a powerful and provocative drama that demands to be seen.
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Top Critic This film is quiet in an eerie, slow burn, dripping with noir sort of way; disarmingly reserved, it manages to burrow under your skin and leave a lingering impression.
A compelling look at a situation from history that parallels contemporary times.
April 29, 2008:
Philip Noyce Learning The Art of Making Money 
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