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Married Life Reviews

2008

50
from 3379 members

A very gentle middle-aged man is married, but when he falls in love with another woman, he decides that to divorce his wife will be to humiliate her too much. So instead he decides to kill her. Read more

Starring	Pierce Brosnan, Patricia Clarkson, Rebecca Codling, Chris Cooper
Director	Ira Sachs
Genres	Drama, Romance

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- - 7
  - 1
  A disappointing and unrewarding experience
  
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  Set in the late 1940s, this is quite a pointless attempt at, well, being an enjoyable film. It is quite harmless really, but that in itself is quite a crime. ... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh, Scotland
  - 02 Feb 2009 at 01:33
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- - 0
  - 0
  Mid-life, leaving wife, causes strife
  
  Study of a man in mid-life crisis that will resonate with many middle aged, long-term married people. A very well acted four-hander, with an excellent ... read more »
  
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- - SusieP
  - 118 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 19 Oct 2011 at 11:28
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  - 0
  MARRIED LIFE
  
  Very stagey and overdone in places but as a piece it does work on its own merits .
  
  The cast are very,very good.
  
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- - a customer
  - 03 May 2011 at 16:08
- - 3
  - 0
  Pierce Wrongsome
  
  This is not Brosnan's best film. It is a slow burner and seems more like a play that a film.
  
  The narration also gets in the way as it tells you ... read more »
  
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  - Midlands
  - 21 Nov 2010 at 18:55
- - 0
  - 0
  not bad
  
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  didnt mind this movie i managed to watch it. i watched it thinking that the husband was gonna kill his wife all the way through the film but it was nice to see ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Plymouth
  - 13 May 2010 at 21:10
- - 0
  - 1
  MARRIED LIFE
  
  Thoroughly enjoyed this unusual twist on married life. Well acted, especially by Piers Bronsan.
  
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- - a customer
  - Tiverton
  - 05 Feb 2010 at 09:48
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  - 0
  married life
  
  love film sent me the older one which i didnt want to see so this one i thought was boring and ddint even watch it all
  
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- - zoe1
  - 3 reviews
  - Marlborough
  - 21 Jan 2010 at 16:17
- - 0
  - 0
  Married Life
  
  Very unusual and unexpected views of life in the old days. It is a great peace to watch.
  
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- - mango157
  - 2 reviews
  - Southport
  - 24 Nov 2009 at 19:17
- - 0
  - 0
  Married Life
  
  This was surprisingly good. At first we thought it might turn out to be a bit rubbishy, but it was clever and well acted. Low-key, I suppose, but very well ... read more »
  
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  - Bangor
  - 30 Aug 2009 at 14:19
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  - 0
  And they got paid for it!
  
  Don't waste your life watching this!
  
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- - Alexandra Robertson
  - Edinburgh
  - 18 Aug 2009 at 13:34
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  - 0
  absolute rubbish
  
  Do not rent this! I gave it half an hour and cannot find any redeeming features to this movie.
  
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  - birmingham, england
  - 21 Jul 2009 at 20:17
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- - 7
  - 1
  A disappointing and unrewarding experience
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Set in the late 1940s, this is quite a pointless attempt at, well, being an enjoyable film. It is quite harmless really, but that in itself is quite a crime. ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 699986
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  - Edinburgh, Scotland
  - 02 Feb 2009 at 01:33
- - 4
  - 0
  Married Life
  
  Does just enough to sustain your interest but lacks guile and wit. The ideal material for a black comedy and an opportunity missed! We afford very little ... read more »
  
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- - Dazc
  - 2 reviews
  - Morpeth
  - 13 Feb 2009 at 08:40
- - 3
  - 0
  Pierce Wrongsome
  
  This is not Brosnan's best film. It is a slow burner and seems more like a play that a film.
  
  The narration also gets in the way as it tells you ... read more »
  
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- 941396
- - a customer
  - Midlands
  - 21 Nov 2010 at 18:55
- - 3
  - 2
  Excellent
  
  When I found out that this was set in the 1920's it was on it's way to me,I didn't need to worry.It was a very good well acted drama
  
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  - Bargoed
  - 06 Feb 2009 at 12:28
- - 2
  - 0
  married life
  
  a pleasant film and one that will please but not over excite one
  
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- - a customer
  - Brighton
  - 16 Feb 2009 at 08:39
- - 1
  - 0
  Maried Life
  
  Not bad film, but not worth buying or watching again.
  
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- - a customer
  - Kingston upon Hull
  - 25 Mar 2009 at 13:40
- - 0
  - 0
  Excellent story and settings
  
  wasn't sure what to expect but we throughly enjoyed this film, the 1920's setting was a lovely change to the modern day and made the storyline more ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Emsworth
  - 19 Feb 2009 at 10:16
- - 0
  - 0
  Married Life
  
  This was really dissapointing, kept waiting for it to pick up but it never did.
  
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- - a customer
  - Falkirk
  - 02 Mar 2009 at 11:12
- - 0
  - 0
  Gentle quirky film
  
  This was a different sort of tale of deception.Enjoyable.No doubt will be on afternoon film list on tv very soon
  
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- - a customer
  - Reading
  - 20 Mar 2009 at 17:14
- - 0
  - 0
  ok
  
  ok to see, nothing special.
  
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- 731615
- - a customer
  - scotland
  - 24 Mar 2009 at 11:01

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