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03/26/09
Sommersby (1993)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:13
Rotten:9
Average Rating:5.9/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 13 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A remake of the French film, "The Return of Martin Guerre" takes place in the post-Civil War south. Sommersby is presumed dead, returning to his family two years after the war's end. But the once... [More]
Starring: Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, James Earl Jones, Bill Pullman
Director: Jon Amiel
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Reviews for Sommersby
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06/24/06
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05/12/01
Top CriticRelatively weak popcorn drama.
01/01/00
Lacks whatever magical ingredient there is that makes a film a moving experience and instead settles for being an adequate but not a remarkable achievement.
04/11/04
No review available.
07/06/05
No review available.
09/29/06
No review available.
07/26/04
Sommersby is not a terrible movie, there are just many things about it that aren't quite right.
01/01/00
The story idea is an interesting one, but it doesn't quite pan out in the end. There are too many unanswered questions and unresolved conflicts.
03/23/03
A square peg pounded into a round hole -- or, more exactly, a medieval European story that has been unsuccessfully updated to the period of the American Civil War.
01/01/00
Top CriticHobbled with a meandering script, an erratic performance by Richard Gere, and an overbearing score by Danny Elfman.
01/09/02
No review available.
01/13/04
The cast is uniformly good, including Gere in the title role. But it's Foster who really glows here, giving her character a sense of depth and innocence that makes the entire unlikely premise more palatable.
01/01/00
If you're looking for a picturesque romance -- with a little intrigue on the side -- you could do worse than Sommersby.
01/01/00
Top CriticA winning and soul-stirring exploration of the spiritual meaning of one man's sacrificial death.
07/12/03
From start to finish, it is a well-crafted film: part love story, part mystery, and all drama.
01/01/00
Top CriticAt least satisfying and often is poignant.
01/01/00
No review available.
01/11/07
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