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Stage Beauty (2004) Movie Reviews
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Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Get thee to thy local theatre and catch this very entertaining film,...read the complete Stage Beauty (2004) review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
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Moda Magazine (Susan Granger)
MODA MAG.COM -- When Charles II (Rupert Everett) returned from exile in Paris and claimed British throne in 1660, he reopened London's theaters where, traditionally, men had taken female roles. Eager for novelty and excitement, Charles then decreed in...read the complete Stage Beauty (2004) review at Moda Magazine (Susan Granger)
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filmcritic.com (Blake French)
pretty to look at, but nothing special to think about...read the complete Stage Beauty (2004) review at filmcritic.com (Blake French)
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by Ronald L. Watson on April 27, 2009
What a great study in theatre history. However indiscriminate the author plays with actual history, he makes up with an engaging relationship between the two leading characters. The costumes are also magnificent. This film is a tribute to the birth of ...
by hbueain on September 04, 2008
Great movie, very funny and at the same time it's a bit Disturbing(the Ned "guy" got some serious issues). ...
by R. Kyle on December 09, 2007
Some people may not realize that those lovely female roles the Bard immortalized were at first brought to life by male actors. Ned Kynason (Billy Crudup) was one such actor and the top of his form til King Charles declared that women should play women's ...
by Sonetto on November 10, 2007
Everything about Billy Crudup's performance as Ned Kynaston shows that he is one of the most versatile, flexible and believable actors on the screen today. As his character grows in knowledge of himself, he seamlessly progresses from an over-the-top ...
by Zeek "Book Lover" on March 14, 2007
A period piece set in England around 1660- during King Charles II's reign, somewhere I read (perhaps here) that Stage Beauty is like Shakespeare In Love- only more intelligent. I would agree. This one is for the thinking woman. It's not so full of itself ...
by Carl Bayuk Jr. "b... on February 17, 2007
Stage Beauty is a surprise of a film. Its good. Historically correct,funny,suspenseful,twists and turns, and great fun. One should buy this film for their home library. The film never was available at the movies but is a surprise winner. ...
by Lostgirl on December 20, 2006
Comparisons between Stage Beauty and Shakespeare in Love are inevitablle. Though Stage Beauty is set about a generation after Shakespeare, both are love stories that deal with the conceit of a man playing a a woman onstage. However, Shakespeare In Love's ...
by D. Roberts "Hadri... on May 26, 2006
Starting with the ancient Greeks, tradition held that all roles in a play were to be played by men. Whether the role was male or female made no difference. There were various reasons given to justify this (most of them rather chauvinistic, but that's ...
by J. MACKENZIE on March 07, 2006
Superlatives don't exist for this kind of film.
Ambiguous.
Commited.
Meteoric acting.
Ravishing vision and producing.
Perfect directing.
Drop EVERYTHING - and encounter this rare, truly rare collection of life-altering moments.
Ah, to be the human ...
by Miles D. Moore on February 10, 2006
"Stage Beauty" suffered unfairly from having been released in the wake of "Shakespeare in Love." The earlier film had already won the Best Picture Oscar, and suffered a critical and public backlash because it beat out the more deeply admired "Saving ...
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