River Queen
544
Drama
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 British and Maori during the British colonisation of New Zealand.
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"An ambitious film from the talented, serious-minded Vincent Ward, 'River Queen' takes us into the magnificent heart of New Zealand, both geographically and spiritually." | ||||
"A waterlogged would-be epic, lacking the emotion, narrative invention and visual brilliance that mark [Vincent] Ward's best films." | ||||
"A period drama filled with some striking imagery but which ultimately keeps viewer involvement at an unfathomable distance." | ||||
"It gradually builds into an absorbing mixture of personal drama and history lesson." | ||||
"Fine cinematography and the occasional battle scene apart, alas, the result is a sluggish bore that's as hard to fathom as Kiefer Sutherland's bizarre Oirish accent." |
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