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Beyond Rangoon

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Beyond Rangoon (1995)

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Reviews Counted:29

Fresh:11

Rotten:18

Average Rating:5.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Director John Boorman's film, inspired by the crackdown of the Burmese military during the late 1980s, stars Patricia Arquette as Laura Bowman, an American doctor. After the violent death of her... Director John Boorman's film, inspired by the crackdown of the Burmese military during the late 1980s, stars Patricia Arquette as Laura Bowman, an American doctor. After the violent death of her husband and child, Laura joins her sister, Andy (Frances McDormand), on a tour of Southeast Asia, hoping that a trip might be therapeutic. While the sisters are in Burma, the demonstrations of political dissidents become violent, and although her sister is able to depart, Laura must stay behind, having lost her passport. After seeking help at the American embassy, she encounters a former college professor, now a dissident supporter, who asks her to help him in eluding the police, an action that she knows will place her in jeopardy. In return, he offers to lead her out of the country across the Thai border. At a train station, he introduces her to a group of rebel students, one of whom is killed when government troops open fire on the crowd. Laura, whose aversion to blood has led her to contemplate leaving her profession, overcomes her problem when her teacher himself is shot and only she can save him. The well-acted film features impressive nature photography by John Seale. [More]

Starring: Patricia Arquette, Adele Lutz, Frances McDormand, Spalding Gray

Starring: Patricia Arquette, Adele Lutz, Frances McDormand, Spalding Gray

Director: John Boorman

Director: John Boorman

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May 20, 2008

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03/26/09
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Do artists, and those who style themselves as artists, have the right to lie to further their visions?

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment 2 Comments
11/25/07
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

An exotic adventure story with a political conscience

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06/15/07
Douglas Pratt
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06/24/06
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Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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04/08/05
Marcy Dermansky
Marcy Dermansky
About.com

A disappointing political melodrama from a good director

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11/23/04
Emanuel Levy
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08/13/04
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

A strange misfire with conflicted intent.

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07/04/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
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Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/20/03
Susan Tavernetti
Susan Tavernetti
Palo Alto Weekly

A Very powerful film, with a slew of great performances

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09/17/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

About an American doctor in Burma who discovers the wild woman inside as she squares off against incredible physical and mental challenges.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
08/28/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

This is a perennial favorite because of the scenery (it's set in Burma, shot in Malaysia), because of the strong heroine, and because of the mix of politics and adventure.

Full Review Source: Movie Habit | comment Comment
08/21/02
Marty Mapes
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit

In attempting to make its politics palatable as entertainment, the film has grafted them onto a boatload of Hollywood implausibilities whose excesses cripple believability.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
08/15/02
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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Arquette seems out of place, but there's enough quality here to warrant a fair shot.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

In place of the backstory on Laura Bowman we need to understand why this woman undertakes her dangerous odyssey, the script races forward with action sequences better suited to co-writer Alex Lasker's earlier Firefox.

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06/05/02
Kim Williamson
Kim Williamson
Boxoffice Magazine

As an exercise in art, or even polemics, Beyond Rangoon is beyond redemption, but still works its occasional magic with extraordinary flair.

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Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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Yet one more film -- that defines Third World political unrest through its effect on a white liberal.

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Peter Travers
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Rolling Stone
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01/01/00
Alison Macor
Alison Macor
Austin Chronicle

It's as if a civil war had been concocted just to take Laura (Patricia Arquette) outside of her not-unjustified misery.

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Barbara Shulgasser
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San Francisco Examiner
 
 
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