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90
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Washington Post Stephen Hunter
Huge, sprawling, and utterly absorbing.
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88
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Premiere Glenn Kenny
Fun, fun, fun. [July/Aug 2003, p.26]
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75
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San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
It's more interesting than it sounds. Besides the sheer spectacle, which is notable.
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70
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Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
Not the place to go look for nuanced, deeply emotional performances. The acting is inevitably on the formal side, suitable for the pageant this film is. But don't let that dissuade you. They won't be making another film like this any time soon, and the chance to see all those elephants is not one you get every day.
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63
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Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
It's the equivalent of our "Gone With the Wind," Russia's "War and Peace" or, to take a more modest example, South Korea's "Chunhyang." Sheer ambition and grandiose make the film interesting -- up to a point.
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63
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Ray Conlogue
What's singular is that it was funded by the current Thai royal family and directed by a royal prince, Chatrichalerm Yukol.
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50
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The New York Times Dana Stevens
The movie keeps you at a distance; it is visually sweeping, and the history is fascinating, but the drama is rarely stirring.
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50
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Boston Globe Ty Burr
The movie is both stunning on the level of visual pageantry and curiously inert as cinema.
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50
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New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Yukol has spread a huge canvas, gloriously costumed and photographed, but the staging and acting are often awkward and the saga is simply too dense for good drama.
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30
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Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan
Easy on the eyes and hard on the head, Suriyothai is absolutely unaffecting where it matters most, in the heart.
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