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Limited Release: May 22, 2002; Rated: PG; Length: 94 Minutes; Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance; With: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon
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Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum is a film critic for EW
Somewhere buried beneath the frippery and undergrad-comedy-revue jokiness of Oliver Parker's adaptation of The Importance of Being Earnest is Oscar Wilde, yearning to get a word in edgewise. In unwisely attempting to one-up Wilde's perfectly knitted lines, Parker unravels the narrative and undermines the rhythm of the playwright's commentary. Judi Dench, Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, and Reese Witherspoon costar in a production in which the antics are wacky -- but far from Wilde.
Posted May 31, 2002
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