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5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars for John Simm!, July 17 2004

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VictoriousDust (Durham, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Miranda (DVD)

More John Simm! Please, John, make more movies, and not just BBC tv.
Simm's character, Frank, has got to be the sweetest boy-man in cinema. Christina Ricci is wonderful playing a character that is all hard-edge. Frank is the perfect foil to melt her like butter, if she will let him. Frank is nerdy, but cute and sensitive-- adoring and adorable. As John Hurt says in the bts, it's an idealistic love affair, but Ricci & Simm are thoroughly enjoyable together. And MacLachlan and Hurt are typically perfect in supporting roles. The plot is exaggerated, but it's pure escapist fun. For a B-movie, it is a gem of a find, thanks to Simm.

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1.0 out of 5 stars confused, May 7 2004

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Chela "J. Enie" (omaha, nebraska) - See all my reviews

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i am completely and utterly baffled by this movie, but more so by the people who are giving it five stars. once again, it is proven that amazon reviewers only review things that they like. and for some reason, there are people who liked this. i'll admit that the movie has its good qualities - christina ricci is one of my favorite actresses and this film wasn't bad enough that i will hold it against her, some of the acting was charming, it had a few clever scenes and i just liked the look of a lot of it. BUT as for the important traits of a good movie - the plot was incredibly under-developed as was the script and the transitions just didn't seem to fit, almost too the point of my asking "are they TRYING to make this not make sense?" and it's overall just unrealistic. i'd watch it again, sure, but that says nothing about the film.

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3.0 out of 5 stars "Riccing" For It, Feb 15 2004

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Edward Lee "Trekscribbler (NCC1205)" - See all my reviews

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There's nothing incredibly gripping about MIRANDA, but there's nothing incredible boring either. The story about a con woman (the ever-budding Christina Ricci) finding love at the wrong time in her life is well-paced enough to keep one's interest, but the film isn't compelling enough to be that memorable.

Frank, a librarian kicking the doldrums by falling in love with the winning Ricci, flips head-over-heels once he finds out that he actually has a chance with the dressed-down Miranda (Ricci). Boy meets girl. Girl initially shuns boy. Girl becomes bored in the moments spent between one con job to the next. Girl gives in to boy's wishes for sex. Girl shuns boy (again). Boy goes after girl. Girl nearly gets boy muscled out of town. Boy persists. Girl eventually realizes the error of her ways and runs away with boy. The end.

Ricci is a bit of a breakout here, as she gravitates easily between the dowdy American brunette to the power-hungry business nymph to the man-hating dominatrix. It's the kind of performance that hints of some possible great things to come from one of her generations most promising actresses, but, as can be seen in MIRANDA, she's not quite there yet. The words come out of her mouth, but, particularly in the role of that focuses on dominance, there's questionable believability.

Also, the fine art of scamming (especially when you're dealing with millions of dollars) is made to appear all to easy in this plot of selling abandoned or demolition-scheduled real estate to high power brokers and dealers. A few comic missteps to make for a few laughs, and Frank's martial-arts-on-the-brain companion delivers a few more, but, when all is said and done, MIRANDA is simply over ... none the worse for wear.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Conflicted
The movie itself I'd give 1 star. The extreme close-ups of Christina Ricci's bare toes and soles gets a full five stars. Read more

Published on Dec 2 2003

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Ms. Ricci's finest work
There is nothing terribly wrong with any of the performances. The script provides the big letdown in this film. Read more

Published on Dec 1 2003