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A Good Woman (2005)
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Reviews Counted:79
Fresh:30
Rotten:49
Average Rating:5.3/10
Consensus: This adaptation of Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan lacks bite due to liberties taken with the source material, coupled with uneven performances.
Theatrical Release:Feb 3, 2006 Limited
Box Office: $97,060
Synopsis: Helen Hunt and Scarlett Johansson fight over the same rich young man in this sumptuously elegant and loose adaptation of Oscar Wilde's LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN. The setting for the action is moved... [More]
Starring: Helen Hunt, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson, Stephen Moore
Director: Mike Barker
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Reviews for A Good Woman
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Sermonizes in the manner Wilde satirized; the movie bends over backwards to assure the audience that marriage and monogamy, the butt of jokes throughout, are just and right. Full Review |
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If you enjoy the charming wit of films such as An Ideal Husband or Enchanted April, you'll probably be Wilde about A Good Woman. Full Review |
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There's only one thing worse than being a period piece, and that's being an out-of-period piece. Full Review |
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Hunt, grievously miscast as the worldly Mrs. Erlynne...ends up looking like a once-fresh teenager, beaten down by the years, playacting in Mommy's oversized threads on a rainy day. Full Review |
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A bit of a muddle at the ending, but the performances are pleasant (Tom Wilkinson is outstanding) and the humour is quick and subversive. Full Review |
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While this film is certainly not a painful experience, it is certainly not up to the brilliance of Oscar Wilde's intent and voice. Full Review |
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A wet teabag of a movie. Full Review |
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With its jellyfish direction, A Good Woman throws its actors overboard to see if they can swim. Full Review |
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It's (Tom) Wilkinson who really saves the movie. His acting is always outstanding --- he makes it appear so effortless. Full Review |
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