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It's All About Love (2004)

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Reviews Counted:28

Fresh:4

Rotten:24

Average Rating:3.8/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for a scene of strong violence, some language and sexuality

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Oct 29, 2004 Limited

Synopsis: With IT'S ALL ABOUT LOVE, Danish director Thomas Vinterberg eschews the ultra-realistic techniques of his groundbreaking THE CELEBRATION to deliver a stylish, epic romance set in the... With IT'S ALL ABOUT LOVE, Danish director Thomas Vinterberg eschews the ultra-realistic techniques of his groundbreaking THE CELEBRATION to deliver a stylish, epic romance set in the not-too-distant future. Joaquin Phoenix is John, a Polish businessman who has a brief layover in New York City before venturing on to Canada. In New York, John's only goal is to make sure his wife, Elena (Claire Danes), signs the divorce papers in his hand. Elena is a beautiful, world-renowned ice skater whose high-pressure lifestyle caused her marriage to collapse. But when John arrives at Elena's hotel, he senses that something is wrong. It appears that Elena's handlers have cloned her with the intention of killing her as soon as her talent finally runs dry. Soon, with the help of Elena's brother Michael (Douglas Henshall), the couple is on the run across the haunted futuristic landscape, a husband and wife who finally embrace their love for each other. Vinterberg's stylish sci-fi romance comes to thrilling life with the help of his accomplished supporting technicians (production designer Ben Van Os, cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle, and composer Zbigniew Preisner). Vinterberg creates a starkly beautiful futuristic world in which it snows in July, people are dying from loneliness, and Kenya has no gravity. [More]

Starring: Claire Danes, Joaquin Phoenix, Sean Penn, Douglas Henshall

Starring: Claire Danes, Joaquin Phoenix, Sean Penn, Douglas Henshall, Margo Martindale, Alun Armstrong, Mark Strong, Harry Ditson

Director: Thomas Vinterberg

Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Screenwriter: Mogens Rukov, Thomas Vinterberg
Producer: Birgitte Hald
Composer: Zbigniew Preisner
Studio: Focus Features

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Ben Walters

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Time Out New York

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 01 2006 03:58 AM

Empire Magazine

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Geoff Andrew

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 09 2006 03:16 AM

Time Out

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 06 2005 07:55 PM

Film Threat

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2/5

Christopher Null

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 26 2005 07:56 AM

Filmcritic.com

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Richard Roeper

It’s like Kubrick with a talent-ectomy.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 08 2004 12:21 PM

Ebert & Roeper

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Lisa Rose

Viewers who feel like they're not getting the point of the story shouldn't feel bad because the actors also appear befuddled.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 04 2004 06:53 PM

Newark Star-Ledger

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1/5

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

A chilly romantic thriller that certainly doesn't make the point suggested by its title.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 04 2004 11:47 AM

Spirituality and Practice

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Edward Havens

Quite simply, the film is a bore. A plodding, uninteresting, incoherent mess.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 30 2004 10:41 AM

FilmJerk.com

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1.5/4

Jay Antani

while watching it you might be hit with the urge to grab the Danish writer-director by the collar and shout 'No, it’s all about story!'

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 29 2004 06:19 PM

Los Angeles Alternative

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2.5/4

Gene Seymour

Doesn't add up to much.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 29 2004 05:17 PM

Newsday

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2.5/5

Ken Fox

A stew of silliness that's so ridiculous it's almost entertaining. Almost.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 29 2004 03:18 PM

TV Guide's Movie Guide

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2.5/4

Megan Lehmann

There's something inherently frustrating about the illogical plot and the breezy vagueness of its message, which seems to be linking the global freezing of a near-future world with the coldness in people's hearts.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 29 2004 01:04 PM

New York Post

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1.5/4

Jack Mathews

Surely, Vinterberg was high on some inert gas when he embarked on it.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 29 2004 12:50 PM

New York Daily News

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C

It's too bad the plot's pretty preposterous and the moral-heavy mush is just too much to stomach.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 29 2004 12:09 PM

E! Online

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3/5

Annlee Ellingson

Thomas Vinterberg, one of the founders of Dogme school of filmmaking, has invented a fascinating futuristic world that is ultimately more interesting than the central plot.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 28 2004 07:05 PM

Boxoffice Magazine

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Manohla Dargis

The Danish director Thomas Vinterberg's tries and fails to spin a quasi-futuristic romance into a political allegory.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 28 2004 04:49 PM

New York Times

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Ella Taylor

Though I like his ambition, his execution is overstuffed, unoriginal and often downright incomprehensible.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 28 2004 02:14 PM

L.A. Weekly

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Dennis Lim

The deadpan weirdness occasionally slips into daftness, but with its brittle rhythms and puzzling ruptures, it's the sort of movie that could haunt your dreams for weeks.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 27 2004 10:15 PM

Village Voice

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Lisa Costantini

There's nothing like the challenges of filmmaking freedom, it turns out, to deepen an appreciation for constraint.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 27 2004 12:35 PM

Entertainment Weekly

 
 
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