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Don't Move (2005)

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Reviews Counted:59

Fresh:28

Rotten:31

Average Rating:5.8/10

Consensus: Sergio Castellitto's latest film has a heavy dose of melodrama and is populated with unlikable characters.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Mar 11, 2005 Limited

Synopsis: Based on a novel by his wife Margaret Mazzantini, actor-turned-director Sergio Castellitto's DON'T MOVE is a strikingly accomplished drama that features an unforgettable performance by Penelope... Based on a novel by his wife Margaret Mazzantini, actor-turned-director Sergio Castellitto's DON'T MOVE is a strikingly accomplished drama that features an unforgettable performance by Penelope Cruz. Successful doctor Timoteo (Castellitto) is shocked to discover that his fifteen-year-old daughter has been in a life-threatening motorcycle accident. As a fellow surgeon performs a dangerous procedure on her brain, Timoteo recalls a passionate affair he had before his daughter was born. He met the woman, Italia (Cruz), when his car broke down on the outskirts of the city. After an initial first encounter that resulted in Timoteo's brutally raping the hapless Italia, he found himself shunning his beautiful wife Elsa (Claudia Gerini) and returning to visit Italia more and more frequently. What began as a dark, shameful outlet for his disgust with his bourgeois existence grew to become a genuine love that would change Timoteo's--and Italia's--life forever. Dripping with sensuality, Castellitto's sprawling drama captures the exhilarations and frustrations of a man who is unable to come to grips with his ever-narrowing path in life. Yet DON'T MOVE belongs to Cruz, who delivers a heartbreaking performance that is devastating in its honesty and sadness. [More]

Starring: Penélope Cruz, Sergio Castellitto, Claudia Gerini, Angela Finocchiaro

Starring: Penélope Cruz, Sergio Castellitto, Claudia Gerini, Angela Finocchiaro, Marco Giallini, Pietro De Silva, Vittoria Piancastelli, Elena Perino, Renato Marchetti

Director: Sergio Castellitto

Director: Sergio Castellitto
Screenwriter: Sergio Castellitto, Margaret Mazzantini
Producer: Riccardo Tozzi, Giovanni Stabilini, Marco Chimenz
Composer: Lucio Godoy
Studio: Northern Arts Entertainment

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Kam Williams

Plausibly explores the question of whether a liaison initially based on a carnal assault and fueled by an unquenchable lust has any chance of evolving into a relationship based on intimacy, affection and genuine trust.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 01 2007 08:28 PM

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 24 2006 03:51 AM

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Jonathan Kiefer

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Empire Magazine

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3/5

Enrique Buchichio

Imposible dejar de pensar en la asombrosa transformación, tanto física como emocional, a la que se sometió Penélope Cruz para encarnar a su Italia (...)

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 14 2005 05:49 PM

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 26 2005 03:16 AM

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2/10

Josh Ralske

Someday filmmakers will recognize that blackened teeth and bad makeup make beautiful actresses neither ugly nor brave.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 04 2005 01:27 PM

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 23 2005 12:31 PM

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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2/5

Marc Savlov

Don't Move is saved from outright awfulness by the performances of its two leads.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 05 2005 03:16 AM

Austin Chronicle

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Tom Long

You don't like Don't Move, you admire it for daring to be a bit more complex, for caring about characters who are hard to care about and for plowing forward through all manner of ugly business.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 03 2005 02:52 PM

Detroit News

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Terry Lawson

Though beautifully shot and acted, Don't Move still holds limited appeal.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 03 2005 02:50 PM

Detroit Free Press

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Michael O'Sullivan

Romantic melodrama of the worst kind.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 27 2005 01:16 PM

Washington Post

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Jeff Strickler

The performances are exquisite.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 26 2005 01:54 PM

Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Frank Swietek

Cruz...can't rescue the film as a whole from its combination of soapoperatic melodrama and pretentious musings on life and love.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 22 2005 12:41 PM

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Pablo Villaca

Emocionalmente complexo, beneficia-se das belíssimas atuações da dupla principal, falhando apenas na escolha equivocada dos temas musicais e ao exagerar no melodrama.

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Eric Harrison

It has grand flourishes, bold strokes and a soundtrack that swells with emotional Italian and American rock, but it doesn't go over the edge of sentimentality. It's too hard-edged and its acting is too restrained and fine for that.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 20 2005 12:19 PM

Houston Chronicle

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Boo Allen

The gritty performances outweigh the film's outrageous dramatics.

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