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Movie critics combined give Red Violin, The (1999) a score of 2.7488 out of 4
based on (78) reviews
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Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Ella Taylor)LA Weekly (Ella Taylor)
Audaciously conceived, yet at times curiously flat, at others incongruously prosaic in its emotional tone. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at LA Weekly (Ella Taylor)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Movielocity (Blake Kunisch)Movielocity (Blake Kunisch)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Movielocity (Blake Kunisch)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Movielocity (Blake Kunisch)Movielocity (Blake Kunisch)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Movielocity (Blake Kunisch)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Stephen Holden)The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Wants to make a grand statement about the mystical power (both celestial and demonic) of great music. But give or take some scattered musical moments, the frame in which that message is couched is too kitschy to let that vision catch fire. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Time (Richard Schickel)Time (Richard Schickel)
These stories, alas, are utterly predictable. Still, Samuel L. Jackson breaks through the crust of cliches as an expert called in to verify the instrument's provenance, and violinist Joshua Bell plays and Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts John Corigliano's ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Time (Richard Schickel)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.com (--)Reel.com (--)
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Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.com (--)Reel.com (--)
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Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Internet Reviews (Steve Rhodes)Internet Reviews (Steve Rhodes)
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Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for rec.arts.movies.reviews (Akiva Gottlieb)rec.arts.movies.reviews (Akiva Gottlieb)
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Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
If you see it, it should be only for the wonderful solo violin of Joshua Bell. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
If you see it, it should be only for the wonderful solo violin of Joshua Bell. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (--)Globe and Mail (--)
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Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (Judith Egerton)Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (Judith Egerton)
It is disconcerting to see {Jackson}...after watching his exceptional performances as crazy criminals in two Quentin Tarantino movies. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (Judith Egerton)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Sandra Contreras)TV Guide (Sandra Contreras)
Girard and his collaborators are so focused on the stunning tableaux that all other considerations fall by the wayside, leaving their visual achievements -- miraculous on such a small budget -- mired in the elaborate but maladroit storytelling. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at TV Guide (Sandra Contreras)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)
The filmmakers have created a pretentious extended "Twilight Zone" episode with obscenely high production values. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Andrew O'Hehir)Salon.com (Andrew O'Hehir)
It's almost as lame-brained as any Hollywood blockbuster, if prettier and more pretentious. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Salon.com (Andrew O'Hehir)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Variety (David Stratton)Variety (David Stratton)
Fails on a number of counts, mostly because the individual stories aren't very gripping. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Variety (David Stratton)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
a composition in five movements. Although the primary theme (the violin) ties all the segments together, it is but a thin string. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
a composition in five movements. Although the primary theme (the violin) ties all the segments together, it is but a thin string. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
There's no denying the fact that Jackson is woefully miscast here, and as a result spends much of his time struggling to define his role as a “serious” collector of objets d'art in this muddled-though-gorgeous omnibus film. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Dennis Lim)Village Voice (Dennis Lim)
It sustains its purplish, epic sweep by thrusting broadly etched characters into extravagantly hokey situations, and registers mainly as a flamboyant joke. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Village Voice (Dennis Lim)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review Database (--)Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review Database (--)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review Database (--)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (John A. Nesbit)ToxicUniverse.com (John A. Nesbit)
entertains with fanciful fable and contains beautiful virtuoso violin solos (by Joshua Bell) and location shooting, but offers little substance ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (John A. Nesbit)
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Red Violin, The (1999) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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