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Second Time Around (2002)

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Reviews Counted:24

Fresh:7

Rotten:17

Average Rating:4.3/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Nov 23, 2001 Limited

Synopsis: Ekin Cheng stars in this delirious sci-fi/romance as Ren, who survives a horrible accident only to be sent back in time with a beautiful police officer named Tina. Sent back to alter history by a... Ekin Cheng stars in this delirious sci-fi/romance as Ren, who survives a horrible accident only to be sent back in time with a beautiful police officer named Tina. Sent back to alter history by a mysterious stone, this unlikely couple must ascertain their purpose in the past as they come to grips with their mutual attraction. [More]

Starring: Ekin Cheng, Cecilia Cheung

Starring: Ekin Cheng, Cecilia Cheung

Director: Jeff Lau

Director: Jeff Lau
Studio: Menemsha

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10/15/02
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Vera's three actors -- Mollà, Gil and Bardem -- excel in insightful, empathetic performances.

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06/14/02
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

Tell yourself it's OK to be jealous. Go ahead and mock poor Alberto.

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04/11/02
Charles Ealy
Charles Ealy
Dallas Morning News
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Spain's greatest star wattage doesn't overcome the tumult of maudlin tragedy.

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03/22/02
Laura Kelly
Laura Kelly
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

[Javier Bardem is] one of the few reasons to watch the film, which director Gerardo Vera has drenched in swoony music and fever-pitched melodrama.

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03/01/02
Moira MacDonald
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

Extremely well acted by the four primary actors, this is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten.

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02/07/02
Patrick Z. McGavin
Patrick Z. McGavin
Chicago Tribune
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Movies like this are selling the old European candor, the old wink of 'bold' revelation. But in 2002, such revelations wilt.

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02/01/02
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

It’s sincere to a fault, but, unfortunately, not very compelling or much fun.

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01/10/02
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

With the film's striking ending, one realizes that we have a long way to go before we fully understand all the sexual permutations involved.

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01/03/02
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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The sort of picture in which, whenever one of the characters has some serious soul searching to do, they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset.

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12/19/01
Frank Scheck
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Hollywood Reporter
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Despite some strong performances, never rises above the level of a telanovela.

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12/14/01
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