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Closing the Ring

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Closing the Ring (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 11 Fresh: 3  Rotten:8 Average Rating: 4.2/10

Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Mischa Barton

Director: Richard Attenborough

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Though this original screenplay by Peter Woodward has the potential for an interesting examination of the endurance of love, it’s saddled with characters who are not very believable and situations which are more melodramatic than realistic.

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03/19/08 11:09 PM
David Stratton
At the Movies
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There are emotional high points in this film about one woman and the three men who love her, but the storytelling is cluttered and the constant to-ing and fro-ing from past to present detracts from the overall

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03/01/08 10:54 PM
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Closing the Ring is well-acted throughout and it has a romantic appeal that is not to be sneered at, even if some may find it bland.

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12/28/07 09:05 AM
Derek Malcolm
This is London
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It would be a flinty heart indeed that fails to be touched by the rheumy-eyed playing of MacLaine and her co-star Christopher Plummer.

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12/28/07 08:51 AM
Anthony Quinn
Independent
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Newcomers Gregory Smith, Stephen Amell and David Alpay, as three young US Air Force men, act like daytime soap stars.

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12/28/07 08:22 AM
Sun Online
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Preposterous, and a bit low-budget, but the story is socked over with earnest energy.

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12/28/07 08:08 AM
Peter Bradshaw
Daily Mirror [UK]
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The film hangs on themes of lost love, longing and lies buried deep in family history, but with a tonne of sentimentality and mawkishness to carry it really drags its feet.

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12/28/07 06:05 AM
Laura Bushell
BBC
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Accomplished filmmaking used to tell a story that doesn't really need such a big canvas.

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12/28/07 06:03 AM
Jim Hall
Channel 4 Film
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Despite boasting cinematic pedigree on-screen and off, Closing The Ring is amateur and predictable – from Peter ‘son of Edward’ Woodward’s clunky soap opera screenplay to unimaginative lensing and ropey SFX.

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12/28/07 05:39 AM
Jane Crowther
Total Film
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With all the will in the world, this is a mere footnote to Attenborough’s distinguished filmography.

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12/28/07 05:11 AM
Trevor Johnston
Time Out
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After recent disappointments Sir Dickie Attenborough is back on better, albeit old-fashioned, form.

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12/28/07 04:33 AM
Alan Morrison
Empire Magazine
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