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Painted Veil, The (2006) Movie Reviews

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Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste

In cinema terms, this is literary excellence at its finest. Adapted from the classic novel by W. Somerset Maugham by screenwriter Ron Nyswaner and directed by John Curran, this film tells a love story about a marriage for the wrong reasons and the stages...read the complete Painted Veil, The (2006) review at Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste

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Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)

The always surprising Watts creates a woman at once contemporary and retro. And Norton, as a producer as well as star, concedes enough space for Schreiber and the effortlessly fascinating Jones to earn their own spotlights....read the complete Painted Veil, The (2006) review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)

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Variety (Todd McCarthy)

Intelligent scripting, solid thesping and eye-catching location shooting aren't enough to make a compelling modern film of The Painted Veil....read the complete Painted Veil, The (2006) review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)