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www.paloaltoonline.com - : Stealing Beauty is a true love letter to the Tuscan landscape, captured in its burnt sienna glory by cinematographer Darius Khondji (Seven) just as encroaching signs of civilization begin to scar the countryside forever. Whereas these images are stunning, some of the acting and staging are not--provoking laughter for all the wrong reasons. more...
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2.5/
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movie-reviews.colossus.net - : Stealing Beauty is long, but doesn't really go anywhere. It is most remarkable for its excellent sense of time and place. The Italian countryside becomes as vital a supporting character as Alex, and when Lucy dives into a lake, you can almost feel the cool, clear water. Stealing Beauty functions as a two-hour, surrogate holiday -- diverting and visually captivating, but far from a cinematic landmark. more...
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2.5/
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splicedwire.com - : The film is almost entirely from Tyler's point of view. So much so that what she writes in her diary appears on the screen like hand-written subtitles. Luckily she is a very interesting girl. more...
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3/4
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