The first-time filmmaker lacks the stylistic assuredness to put the material over, and the mostly amateurish performances are no help.
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12/28/04
Open My Heart (2003)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:0
Rotten:6
Average Rating:3/10
Theatrical Release:Dec 17, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: Writer-director-star Giada Colagrande makes her debut in the noirish erotic drama OPEN MY HEART (APRIMI IL CUORE). She plays Caterina, the younger sister of prostitute Maria, who has also raised... [More]
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Top CriticAfter 90 minutes of bad dialogue, limp scenes, interjected cuts to paintings of the Madonna (sooo subtle!) and no emotional resonance whatsoever, you're more than ready for this weak Heart to stop.
12/22/04
Overall, it's rather less entertaining than the oh-so-French Secret Things.
12/17/04
Do they have Cinemax in Italy? Because surely that's where this filmy, flimsy fantasy belongs.
12/17/04
Top CriticGiada Colagrande wrote, directed and stars in this atmospheric but baffling drama about a protective, possessive prostitute.
12/16/04
Top CriticA grim, risible downward spiral of pseudo-porn.
12/14/04
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