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Hours, The (2002) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Hours, The (2002) a score of 2.9967 out of 4

based on (298) reviews

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Excellent

(83)

Very Good

(158)

Good

(51)

Fair

(5)

Poor

(1)

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Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

Fine acting and intense writing make this film one of the year's finest....read the complete Hours, The (2002) review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Kidman's Virginia Woolf is already controversial -- Yet there's something fierce, noble and deeply affecting in her work that mirrors Woolf's prose style, and her turbulent presence is the soul of the movie....read the complete Hours, The (2002) review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Slate (David Edelstein)

I found the film -- excruciatingly flat-footed, with one of the most exasperating scores (by Philip Glass) ever written. The most fascinating thing in the movie is a nose....read the complete Hours, The (2002) review at Slate (David Edelstein)

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Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)

Daldry envisions a world where EVERY woman is born both depressed and a lesbian. That�s their natural state, and to deny it is to somehow rob them of their ultimate goal in life: to run away from their problems or kill themselves....read the complete Hours, The (2002) review at Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)

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Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)

In a year of cinematic good intentions defeated by flaws in execution, The Hours stands out from the crowd: there's nothing wrong with the execution. It's the intentions that are the problem....read the complete Hours, The (2002) review at Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)

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