Movie Review

THE MAN WHO CRIED (2001)

EW's GRADE
C

Details Limited Release: May 25, 2001; Rated: R; Lengths: 99 Minutes, 102 Minutes; Genre: Drama; With: Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci and John Turturro; Distributor: Universal Focus

Sally Potter's wacked historical suds opera is a showcase of future-resume embarrassments, from John Turturro flashing his guileless gawk-smile as a very, very famous Italian opera singer to Cate Blanchett, as a Moscow gold digger, preening like Mata Hari played by Gwen Stefani impersonating Veronica Lake. Christina Ricci, with her disaffected stare of ''Whatever!'' blankness, looks like she'd rather be playing videogames.

Originally posted Jun 15, 2001 Published in issue #600 Jun 15, 2001 Order article reprints

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