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Quills (2000) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Quills (2000) a score of 2.8232 out of 4
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Quills (2000) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)
When most people of think of the evil depths that man can sink. One name is always on the list, the Marquis de Sade. He was so perverted, so evil and twisted that the word sadism was coined to describe his actions. There have been several films that have ...read the complete Quills movie review at Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
The elegance of Mr. Kaufman's direction and his handling of the cast make for the kind of euphoric stylishness that has been missing from moviegoing for some time. ...read the complete Quills movie review at New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Slate (David Edelstein)Slate (David Edelstein)
What the film does have is coruscating anger, impish wit, and a breathtaking style. ...read the complete Quills movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Mr. Showbiz (Kevin Maynard)Mr. Showbiz (Kevin Maynard)
A literate, dialogue-driven treat delivered by a cast that truly savors the script's wicked wit. ...read the complete Quills movie review at Mr. Showbiz (Kevin Maynard)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Ridiculous enough to be hilarious, but this didn't prevent me from thoroughly enjoying Philip Kaufman's silly romp. ...read the complete Quills movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)
You'll swear you can hear a throaty cackle of approval from the hereafter. ...read the complete Quills movie review at RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (J. Hoberman)Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Kaufman's earnestly overblown celebration of the Marquis de Sade. ...read the complete Quills movie review at Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Occasionally becomes pretentious and shrill -- sometimes Mr. Wright isn't aware that his material is so good that he doesn't need to comment on his characters. ...read the complete Quills movie review at The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (John Patterson)LA Weekly (John Patterson)
Remarkable energy and wit, and is probably the most purely enjoyable entry in Kaufman's suboeuvre of literary excursions. ...read the complete Quills movie review at LA Weekly (John Patterson)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Jacksonville Film Journal (Shay Casey)Jacksonville Film Journal (Shay Casey)
The film is neither a glorification nor a condemnation, but something much more interesting. ...read the complete Quills movie review at Jacksonville Film Journal (Shay Casey)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Film.com (Peter Brunette)Film.com (Peter Brunette)
The dialogue is sparkingly witty, and Phoenix and Winslet are excellent in what are, after all, meant to be fairly one-dimensional roles. ...read the complete Quills movie review at Film.com (Peter Brunette)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Mr. Showbiz (Kevin Maynard)Mr. Showbiz (Kevin Maynard)
A literate, dialogue-driven treat delivered by a cast that truly savors the script's wicked wit. ...read the complete Quills movie review at Mr. Showbiz (Kevin Maynard)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)
Rush is amazing throughout this absorbing, provocative film. ...read the complete Quills movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
The things you can look forward to, however, are the humor, intellectual musing, emotional tumult, superb acting and challenging adult questions. ...read the complete Quills movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Quills valiantly argues that bold ideas can not - and should not - be stopped. ...read the complete Quills movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Kaufman and writer Doug Wright (adapting his own play) infuse the film with a decadent playfulness befitting a film about the Marquis. ...read the complete Quills movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies (Greg Dean Schmitz)Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies (Greg Dean Schmitz)
A powerful and atmospheric film that delivers a barrage of images and concepts of both sexual and philosophical natures. ...read the complete Quills movie review at Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies (Greg Dean Schmitz)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Variety (Todd McCarthy)Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Lacks an edge of danger or excitement that might have brought the subject alive in more than a cerebral way. ...read the complete Quills movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for CheckOut.com (Ed Scharf)CheckOut.com (Ed Scharf)
While it may not have delivered a knock out, Quills certainly does pack a solid punch. ...read the complete Quills movie review at CheckOut.com (Ed Scharf)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Film.com (Gemma Files)Film.com (Gemma Files)
Quills -- like the Marquis himself--is a posey, pungent, ultra-theatrical yet weirdly seductive mess which wants to have its cake, eat it too and discuss the whole concept and context of its meal (constantly, contradictorily) while it does so. ...read the complete Quills movie review at Film.com (Gemma Files)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Desson Thomson)Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Newsweek (David Ansen)Newsweek (David Ansen)
Ultimately, Quills descends into overwrought melodrama. But at its bright and bawdy best, it bubbles with subversive wit. ...read the complete Quills movie review at Newsweek (David Ansen)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)
Watch this one for the performances, but bring a pillow. ...read the complete Quills movie review at Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Reel Movie Critic (George Singleton)Reel Movie Critic (George Singleton)
In 1794 France, as in modern day Austin, Texas, executions were being carried out so fast that the death of the next person was not a special event to the public. One of the executioners, who perhaps enjoys his job too much, becomes a patient at a mental ...read the complete Quills movie review at Reel Movie Critic (George Singleton)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Matinee Magazine (Joe McGovern)Matinee Magazine (Joe McGovern)
Ultimately does no justice to the spirit of the Marquis de Sade or the pious cause it purports to celebrate. ...read the complete Quills movie review at Matinee Magazine (Joe McGovern)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for FILMtabs FILMtabs
Der Marquis de Sade (Geoffrey "Shine" Rush) lümmelt in seiner letzten Heimstätte, einer Heilanstalt, herum. Napoleon herrscht mittlerweile und auch unter dessen Regime muss sich der Schriftsteller verstecken. Diesmal unter den Geisteskranken. De Sade, ...read the complete Quills movie review at FILMtabs
Quills (2000) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
A stunningly impassioned and articulate study of a writer's life and the censorial demons that can strangle that voice. ...read the complete Quills movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for TNMCTNMC
It takes a lot of guts to make a movie about one of the more despicable of historical figures. In making such a film, the makers invite all manner of outcry from those who seek to snuff out any mention of what makes them uncomfortable. That is of course ...read the complete Quills movie review at TNMC
Quills (2000) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Quills bleaches the danger -- and fascination -- out of De Sade, turning him into a kind of mad saint of ''Masterpiece Theatre'' porn. ...read the complete Quills movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Quills (2000) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Desmond Ryan)Philadelphia Inquirer (Desmond Ryan)
It's a work that preaches to the choir, and the song has been more subtly sung in better movies. ...read the complete Quills movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Desmond Ryan)
 
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