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Up at the Villa (2000)

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Reviews Counted:57

Fresh:27

Rotten:30

Average Rating:5.3/10

Consensus: A poor script and an aimless plot keep this film from engaging the audience.

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: With UP AT THE VILLA, director Philip Haas offers an intriguing cocktail of romance, melodrama, and suspense. The setting is Italy in the late 1930s--fascism is on the rise, and British expatriate... With UP AT THE VILLA, director Philip Haas offers an intriguing cocktail of romance, melodrama, and suspense. The setting is Italy in the late 1930s--fascism is on the rise, and British expatriate Mary Panton (Kristin Scott Thomas), a penniless young widow, is searching for a new husband who will be able to support her. She has all but made up her mind to accept wealthy Sir Edgar Swift's (James Fox) proposal when the situation is complicated by the arrival of a debonair American playboy, Rowley Flint, played by Sean Penn (who is cast against type here). A flirtation develops between the two--but it is yet another suitor, Austrian war refugee Karl Richter (Jeremy Davies), whose amorous advances Mary finally succumbs to out of pity. When Richter realizes that a continuation of their love affair is out of the question, he commits suicide. Now it's up to the rakish Rowley to save Mary from the consequences of her fateful one-night-stand, even if it means being arrested for murder. Directed with Haas's trademark flair for beautiful scenery, UP AT THE VILLA is an elegant cinematic adaptation of a novella by Somerset Maugham. [More]

Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft, Jeremy Davies

Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft, Jeremy Davies, James Fox, Derek Jacobi, Massimo Ghini

Director: Philip Haas

Director: Philip Haas
Screenwriter: Belinda Haas
Story: W. Somerset Maugham
Producer: David Brown, Geoff Stier
Composer: Pino Donaggio

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Kristin Scott Thomas just makes an already annoying character--Mary is whiny and selfish--even more grating with her broad, overly mannered performance.

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10/21/02
Jean Lowerison
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Here's a tip for casting directors: If you want your female lead to be sympathetic, do not hire Kristen Scott Thomas.

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06/18/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
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To inject some comedy into this dull film Derek Jacobi has a small part as a drag queen...

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Unveils the different shades of love and the ways we can unsettle our lives through impulsive sex.

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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A travelogue that would be nice were it not so difficult to stay awake.

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If you're determined to see it, show up fifteen minutes late and avoid the slow getting-to-know-the-characters sequence.

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