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Red Violin, The (1999) Rank 3 Reviews

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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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Excellent
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Excellent
(9)
Very Good
3
Very Good
(43)
Good
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Good
(24)
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(2)
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Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.36 out of 4 stars for Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
The story lines, while having little direct connection to historical events, are obviously grounded in musical and artistic legend. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
A famous violin is put up for auction in Montreal, and many interested parties are willing to spend a small fortune to get it for their own reasons. Through a series of flashbacks, the film follows the tale of the violin over the centuries, from its initi ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for JWR (S. James Wegg)JWR (S. James Wegg)
François Girard ... with co-writer Don McKellar and an able cast, has spun a yarn that crosses all manner of boundaries: geographic, artistic, and taste. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at JWR (S. James Wegg)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
A sprawling epic and a would-be masterpiece, The Red Violin is the story of an ill-fated violin, from the moment it is crafted in 1600s Italy to the day it is sold at auction in millennial Canada. The violin is passed through 1700s Vienna, to an Oxford vi ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
The story lines, while having little direct connection to historical events, are obviously grounded in musical and artistic legend. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for 3BlackChicks Review (Rose 'Bams' Cooper)3BlackChicks Review (Rose 'Bams' Cooper)
Maybe I'm getting more conservative (Blacktionary time: bougie) in my Old Age, but give me more movies like The Red Violin over Chill Factor and its bretheren, *any* day. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at 3BlackChicks Review (Rose 'Bams' Cooper)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for 3BlackChicks Review (Rose 'Bams' Cooper)3BlackChicks Review (Rose 'Bams' Cooper)
Maybe I'm getting more conservative (Blacktionary time: bougie) in my Old Age, but give me more movies like The Red Violin over Chill Factor and its bretheren, *any* day. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at 3BlackChicks Review (Rose 'Bams' Cooper)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Netflix (James Rocchi)Netflix (James Rocchi)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Netflix (James Rocchi)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for iF Magazine (--)iF Magazine (--)
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Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinematter (Madeleine Williams)Cinematter (Madeleine Williams)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Cinematter (Madeleine Williams)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema in Focus (Wayman and Conklin)Cinema in Focus (Wayman and Conklin)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Cinema in Focus (Wayman and Conklin)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for rec.arts.movies.reviews (Lars Lindahl)rec.arts.movies.reviews (Lars Lindahl)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (Lars Lindahl)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for rec.arts.movies.reviews (Lars Lindahl)rec.arts.movies.reviews (Lars Lindahl)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (Lars Lindahl)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
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Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Weekly (Susan Tavernetti)Palo Alto Weekly (Susan Tavernetti)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Susan Tavernetti)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
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Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Susan Stark)Detroit News (Susan Stark)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Detroit News (Susan Stark)
Red Violin, The (1999) 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)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies (Greg Dean Schmitz)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema-Scene.com (David Perry)Cinema-Scene.com (David Perry)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Cinema-Scene.com (David Perry)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Snack Bar (Adam J. Hakari)Snack Bar (Adam J. Hakari)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Snack Bar (Adam J. Hakari)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Snack Bar (Adam J. Hakari)Snack Bar (Adam J. Hakari)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Snack Bar (Adam J. Hakari)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
There is a kind of ideal beauty that reduces us all to yearning for perfection. ``The Red Violin'' is about that yearning. It traces the story of a violin (``the single most perfect acoustical machine I've ever seen,'' says a restorer) from its maker in 1 ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Caren Weiner Campbell)Entertainment Weekly (Caren Weiner Campbell)
Carefully crafted, lushly romantic. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Caren Weiner Campbell)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Bob Graham)San Francisco Chronicle (Bob Graham)
Some will say this film is overly ambitious, but what the hell. The man put five years of his life into making this epic mystery. We can surely give it two hours of ours. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Bob Graham)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Girard invests each episode of this production with dramatic credibility and emotional strength. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
The ensemble cast is diverse and accomplished, but, because of the time constraints, no one has enough time to register much of a positive or negative impression. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Examiner (Edvins Beitiks)San Francisco Examiner (Edvins Beitiks)
Beautiful. Simply, beautiful. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Edvins Beitiks)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Girard invests each episode of this production with dramatic credibility and emotional strength. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
In English, French, German, Mandarin, and Italian with subtitles (Note: I tried to avoid the trite and obvious approach of peppering this review with musical allusions. Forgive me if one or two slipped past.) What do the following people have in common: ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for CinemaSense.Com (Cornell & Petricelli)CinemaSense.Com (Cornell & Petricelli)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at CinemaSense.Com (Cornell & Petricelli)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for rec.arts.movies.reviews (Michael Dequina)rec.arts.movies.reviews (Michael Dequina)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (Michael Dequina)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for rec.arts.movies.reviews (Michael Dequina)rec.arts.movies.reviews (Michael Dequina)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (Michael Dequina)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for CinemaSense.Com (Cornell & Petricelli)CinemaSense.Com (Cornell & Petricelli)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at CinemaSense.Com (Cornell & Petricelli)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Andy Klein)Dallas Observer (Andy Klein)
It's unlikely that anyone will be bored. But it's just as unlikely that anyone will be swept off his feet either. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Dallas Observer (Andy Klein)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
As pleasant stimulation for the eye and ear, it's two hours of sumptuousness, but anyone looking for more won't find it here. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for So I Saw This Movie... (John Halbert)So I Saw This Movie... (John Halbert)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at So I Saw This Movie... (John Halbert)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.76 out of 4 stars for filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
...read the complete Red Violin movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Matinee Magazine (Chuck Rudolph)Matinee Magazine (Chuck Rudolph)
If the movie didn't pat itself on the back so often for being arty, than it might come off as an interesting, if flawed film. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at Matinee Magazine (Chuck Rudolph)
Red Violin, The (1999) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
The plot's larcenous resolution is something of a cheat, tying things up dramatically if unethically. ...read the complete Red Violin movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
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Red Violin, The (1999) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Red Violin, The (1999) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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