Rotten
Strikes too many false notes on the dramatic side to add up to a satisfying emotional experience.
Derek Elley, Variety
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001 · 2h 11m · R
Drama, Romance, War
Directed by
John Madden
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Overview
When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.
Director and cast
- John Madden Director
- Nicolas Cage as Captain Antonio Corelli
- Penélope Cruz as Pelagia
- John Hurt as Dr. Iannis
- Christian Bale as Mandras
- David Morrissey as Captain Günther Weber
- Irene Papas as Drosoula
- Gerasimos Skiadaresis as Mr. Stamatis
- Aspasia Kralli as Mrs. Stamatis
- Mihalis Giannatos as Kokolios
- Dimitris Kamberidis as Father Aresenios (as Dimitris Kamperidis)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
28%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The film's perfectly watchable, but it's never more than that.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Rotten
The movie duplicates exactly my experience with the book, although I must say I was thankful to be spared serial outbreaks of hearty Greek dancing.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
Cage's ancestors may have come from the Old Country, but he's no more Italian than Franco-American SpaghettiOs.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Rotten
The movie's craft is dead and dutiful. It's an Oscar machine.
Charles Taylor, Salon.com
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