River Queen Reviews

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An intimate story set during the 1860s in which a young Irish woman Sarah (Samantha Morton) and her family find themselves on both sides of the turbulent wars between the British army and Maori fighters during the British colonisation of New Zealand. Read more

Starring	Samantha Morton, Kiefer Sutherland, Cliff Curtis, Temuera Morrison
Director	Vincent Ward
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

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A yearning panpipe flutter or an obtrusive slo-mo flashback is never far away in Vincent Wards over-egged and... read more on Time Out
- David Jenkins,
- Time Out
- Posted 21 Aug 2009
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11 out of 13 people found this review helpful

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OK

IV SEEN BETTER A BIT HOD BUT OK

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- - scorpion
  - Posted 16 Jun 2008 11:38
8 out of 8 people found this review helpful

River queen

This isn't quite the epic it could have been or wants to be. Which is really a shame because there would be some really great stories to come out of NZ at ... more

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- - A customer from Huntingdon
  - Posted 14 Jun 2008 11:02
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful

good

i really enjoyed this movie.wasnt sure at first but this is a good movie .

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- - A customer from ashington
  - Posted 22 Jun 2008 09:29
Most recent members' reviews (2) of River Queen
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

A must see film?

In order to fully apreciate the finer things in life, you must also experience the mundane, for if all you ever see and feel are the best things in life, then ... more

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- - Discalceate from Northamptonshire
  - Posted 18 Jan 2009 17:02
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Poor

All the ingredients are there but the direction is so poor the result is a confused mess from one scene to the next.

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- - A customer from Mexborough
  - Posted 25 Jun 2008 14:31

11 out of 13 people found this review helpful

[Highly rated reviewer]

OK

IV SEEN BETTER A BIT HOD BUT OK

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- - scorpion
  - Posted 16 Jun 2008 11:38
8 out of 8 people found this review helpful

River queen

This isn't quite the epic it could have been or wants to be. Which is really a shame because there would be some really great stories to come out of NZ at ... more

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- - A customer from Huntingdon
  - Posted 14 Jun 2008 11:02
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful

good

i really enjoyed this movie.wasnt sure at first but this is a good movie .

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- - A customer from ashington
  - Posted 22 Jun 2008 09:29
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Poor

All the ingredients are there but the direction is so poor the result is a confused mess from one scene to the next.

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- - A customer from Mexborough
  - Posted 25 Jun 2008 14:31
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Dreadful

What a waste of money, good actors, nice location and half decent story idea. The whole lot was marred by appalling direction, editing and awful sound track. ... more

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- - A customer from Bishop's Stortford
  - Posted 06 Jul 2008 10:41
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

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NZ CRACKER

I really enjoyed this movie.

Set in the superb landscape of New Zealand the scenes down the river were awesome.

I had never seen it ... more

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- - JamesT from Chorley
  - Posted 17 Jul 2008 22:26
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Dire

Really really bad, gave up after 30 mins - found the whinny narrative both very irritating and hard to understand. Even the great scenery can't make up for ... more

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- - littlefish from Brecon
  - Posted 25 Jun 2008 14:34
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

River Queen

Muddled and laborious. Glad to get to the end - had to stop half-way for a rest. Cinematography only salvation. Unfotunately left the viewer not caring about... more

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- - Wentworth from Hawick
  - Posted 29 Sep 2008 09:42
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

A must see film?

In order to fully apreciate the finer things in life, you must also experience the mundane, for if all you ever see and feel are the best things in life, then ... more

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- - Discalceate from Northamptonshire
  - Posted 18 Jan 2009 17:02
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

RIVER QUEEN

A FILM THAT PROMISED MUCH BUT DID NOT DELIVER

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- - A customer from Bristol
  - Posted 26 Oct 2008 16:55

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Critics' reviews
A yearning panpipe flutter or an obtrusive slo-mo flashback is never far away in Vincent Wards over-egged and... read more on Time Out
- David Jenkins,
- Time Out
- Posted 21 Aug 2009

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