The Heart of Me (2002)
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Reviews Counted: 60
Fresh: 30 | Rotten: 30
This movie about passion and betrayal finds itself severely lacking in the former.
Average Rating: 5.3/10
Critic Reviews: 26
Fresh: 12 | Rotten: 14
This movie about passion and betrayal finds itself severely lacking in the former.
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Upper crust England before, during, and after WWII provides the backdrop for THE HEART OF ME, a richly emotional drama about the seductive -- and destructive -- nature of passion. A classic romantic triangle, the film stars Helena Bonham Carter and Olivia Williams as sisters Dinah and Madeleine, and Paul Bettany as Rickie, Madeleine's husband, who finds himself drawn to his darkly beautiful, bohemian sister-in-law. Torn between two women, one who always plays by the rules and one who always
Jun 13, 2003 Wide
Feb 10, 2004
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Cast
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Helena Bonham Carter
Dinah -
Olivia Williams
Madeleine -
Paul Bettany
Rickie Masters -
Eleanor Bron
Mrs. Burkett -
Luke Newberry
Anthony -
Rosie Ede
Mrs. Lilley -
Gillian Hanna
Betty -
Andrew Havill
Charles -
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All Critics (63) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (30) | Rotten (30) | DVD (9)
O'Sullivan is not a director of great visual flamboyance, but he draws out here performances of subtle and complex shading.
Top CriticA well-acted but bloodless drama.
While far from the gold standard of The Remains of the Day, it presses all the appropriate buttons.
A little, heartbreaking gem.
Terribly tragic, terribly romantic and, ultimately, terribly, terribly dull.
The film is a soapy melodrama set from about 1936 to 1946 and done with style.
Percolates with neurotic insecurity, painful deceit, busted opportunity, and pervasive regret, but the movie never capsizes under its own weight.
Like its characters, takes far too long to show its heart.
Three stars, for a trio of quality lead performances that survive the relentless card-shuffling of the plot -- and because Ricky Masters is just a great name any way you slice it.
Under the several layers of stuffed shirts that this film seems to wear beats the heart of an old-fashioned, tearjerking romantic drama.
Dull and unmoving.
Its unwieldy structure, which pops back and forth between the 1930s and '40s, makes the movie choppy for no good reason.
By a certain point The Heart of Me becomes pointlessly depressing and unlikable without offering insight.
A powerful, authentic, and deeply emotional period piece that clearly communicates that very special affinity between sisters.
A Fannie Hurst-style weepie dressed up in Masterpiece Theatre trappings...a drab and listless affair.
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