Video Capsule Review

Charlotte Gray (2002)

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Rated: PG-13; Video Release Date: Jul 09, 2002; Genres: Drama, Romance, War; With: Cate Blanchett and Billy Crudup; Distributor: Warner Bros.

By Karen Valby

The pairing of trusty on-screen gems Blanchett and Crudup held such promise. The plot points of Sebastian Faulks' novel -- a Scottish woman (Blanchett) goes undercover with the French Resistance to search for her downed pilot lover (Rupert Penry Jones) and fend off Nazis -- seem to offer such fertile storytelling soil. Why, then, is the movie such a sterile affair, disjointed and dour, with poorly drawn characters and wasted opportunities? The actors should keep their heads up, though; their cause was betrayed by Gillian Armstrong's bad direction and a wishy-washy script.

Posted Jul 12, 2002

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