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A Good Woman Reviews

2004

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Helen Hunt and Scarlett Johansson fight over the same rich young man in this sumptuously elegant and loose adaptation of Oscar Wilde's LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN. The setting for the action is moved from Victorian England's parlors to Italy's gorgeous Amalfi coast in the early 1930's. A vacationing American couple, the Windermeres (.. Read more

Starring	Helen Hunt, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson, Stephen Campbell Moore
Director	Mike Barker
Genres	Comedy, Drama, Romance

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- Good looking but miscast and misguided updating of an Oscar Wilde play, in which his wit goes for nothing.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:46
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  A sweet movie
  
  Charming adaptation of the Oscar Wilde play. Set in the 1930's, a mature woman (played by Helen Hunt) has become the talk of the town, with her 'talent... read more »
  
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  - 04 Jun 2005 at 09:51
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  Mildly amusing
  
  Mildly amusing at times, not one of my favourites if I'm honest. But then you can't please everyone all of the time!
  
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  - 30 Jul 2011 at 07:13
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  Not bad
  
  An enjoyable film, based on Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan; The setting of the Amalfi coast is lovely & the costumes & period touches are ... read more »
  
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- - fussyfilmbuff
  - 31 reviews
  - Suffolk
  - 01 Sep 2010 at 16:28
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  A Good Woman
  
  This is a great film and ticks all the boxes for a great night in.
  
  Try it and you will not be disappointed.
  
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  - Derby
  - 15 Jul 2010 at 12:08
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  A Good Woman
  
  Unfortunately this film is faulty, not too bad, it had colours flashing across the screen, stopped altogether for about 30 seconds towards the end and the sound... read more »
  
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  - East Sussex
  - 24 Apr 2010 at 19:56
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  A Good Woman
  
  Charming, light, good actors, entertaining. Great costumes!
  
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  - Scotland
  - 11 Feb 2010 at 16:09
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  A Good Woman
  
  This was a really good film. Excellent acting and plot - very enjoyable.
  
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- - Jonsam
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  - Grantham
  - 20 Jan 2010 at 00:03
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  Enjoyable
  
  A very entertaining rom com with surprising twists and lovely turns
  
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  - Gateshead
  - 29 Sep 2009 at 12:53
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  Richly entertaining!
  
  A good film to watch sitting with your feet up on the sofa with a box of chocs and glass of wine - doesn't take much concentration to enjoy - sit back and ... read more »
  
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  - Crawley
  - 16 Sep 2009 at 15:29
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  A Good Woman
  
  This was really good - with Tom Wilkinson how could it be anything else? Beautifully filmed and acted. Period dramas are very popular in our house, but this ... read more »
  
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  - Bangor
  - 30 Aug 2009 at 14:04
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  a good woman
  
  A really good film, good plot. Thoroughly enjoyable
  
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  - 11 Aug 2009 at 12:46
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  A sweet movie
  
  Charming adaptation of the Oscar Wilde play. Set in the 1930's, a mature woman (played by Helen Hunt) has become the talk of the town, with her 'talent... read more »
  
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  - 04 Jun 2005 at 09:51
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  Enchanting
  
  Rented this because wife and I like all things Italy and she likes Oscar Wilde so this film was a marriage made in heaven and did not disappoint. Beautifully ... read more »
  
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- - Chris
  - Halifax, West Yorkshire
  - 18 Apr 2006 at 08:21
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  A good film.
  
  Surprisingly a good film. I chose it out of curiosity as I'd never heard or seen anything about this film before finding it on LOVEFiLM and I didn't ... read more »
  
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- - morebees
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  - Derby
  - 20 Mar 2007 at 19:59
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  Easy Watching
  
  An enjoyable film with a little twist and easy to watch. Great for a rainy afternoon!
  
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  - Woking
  - 26 Mar 2007 at 21:51
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  Beautiful transcription of Oscar Wilde to the silver screen
  
  A thoroughly enjoyable 89 minutes of Oscar Wilde entertainment that was utterly savourable. The cinematography and especially the lighting were first-rate, and ... read more »
  
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- - Adam Thomson
  - Dover England
  - 09 Apr 2006 at 20:43
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  A Good Woman
  
  Beautiful movie, an easy watch, a good movie for a rainy day.
  
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- - Hannyheart
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  - Wirral
  - 20 May 2008 at 16:06
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  A Good Woman
  
  This is a great film and ticks all the boxes for a great night in.
  
  Try it and you will not be disappointed.
  
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  - Derby
  - 15 Jul 2010 at 12:08
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  A Good Woman
  
  Very enjoyable version of Oscar Wilde's 'Lady Windermere's Fan'. But the title of the film is silly, and does not convey the film at all. It was... read more »
  
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  - Wolverhampton
  - 02 Dec 2007 at 17:48
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  Merchant Ivory without money
  
  This film lacked something and I'm not sure exactly what it was. The cast was OK but Helen Hunt was not convincing in her role. Somehow the film lacked ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 05 Apr 2006 at 13:34
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  A strange D(V)D ..
  
  I don't dispute the earlier comments about content, but this disk does not have ANY navigation. It just plays through from beginning to end, with a few '... read more »
  
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  - Surrey, UK
  - 20 Apr 2006 at 12:41

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- A Good Woman
  
  Helen Hunt and Scarlett Johansson fight over the same rich young man in this sumptuously elegant and loose adaptation of Oscar Wilde's LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN. The setting for the action is moved from Victorian England's parlors to Italy's gorgeous Amalfi coast in the early 1930's. A vacationing ...