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Hilary and Jackie (1998) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Hilary and Jackie (1998) a score of 3.2139 out of 4

based on (38) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(19)

Good

(2)

Fair

(1)

Poor

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San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

Emily Watson is ravishingly good -- and brings an amazing focus and intensity to what could have been a disease-of-the-week picture....read the complete Hilary and Jackie (1998) review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

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Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

No, this isn't a documentary on two recent first ladies, this is the film based on the memoirs of Hilary du Pre on her relationship with her sister and skilled cellist, Jacqueline du Pre. Starting from their childhood and their first interests in music, a...read the complete Hilary and Jackie (1998) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

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Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)

Hilary and Jackie tries far too hard to dictate emotional involvement right out of the gate, and you're left counting off the doom-laden cues for things that are sure to return full circle....read the complete Hilary and Jackie (1998) review at Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)

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San Francisco Examiner (Allan Ulrich)

You may have surmised that Americans have held the copyright on turning out awful movies about serious musicians (especially musicians with physical or mental afflictions), but along comes the high-gloss weepie....read the complete Hilary and Jackie (1998) review at San Francisco Examiner (Allan Ulrich)