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| Total Vote User 33 Postcards : Visitor | |
| User Percentage For 33 Postcards : % | |
| User Ranting 33 Postcards : 3.1 | |
| User Count Like for 33 Postcards : 333 | |
| All Critics Count For 33 Postcards : 15 | |
| All Critics Percentage For 33 Postcards : 27 % | |
| All Critics Ranting For 33 Postcards : 4.5 | |
Actors For 33 Postcards | |
| Guy Pearce,Zhu Lin,Claudia Karvan,Elaine Jin,Rhys Muldoon,Lincoln Lewis,Terry Serio,Matt Nable,Kain O'Keefe,Claire Scott,John Atkinson,Clayton Watson | |
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| Innocence meets experience, unconvincingly, in the strained redemption drama "33 Postcards." Sheri Linden-Los Angeles Times Were it not for the staccato bursts of violence, this Chinese-Australian co-production about how an adorable orphan brings love into the life of a hardened convict would feel like a film from Hayley Mills' heyday. Farran Smith Nehme-New York Post It's all in the name of heartstring tugging, and the film, directed by Pauline Chan ("Little White Lies"), does that pretty well. Neil Genzlinger-New York Times There's no explaining the presence of Guy Pearce in Pauline Chan's sappy, atonal family drama. But it's easy enough to understand why he looks so uncomfortable throughout. Elizabeth Weitzman-New York Daily News Just when you think it can't get any more sentimental or tack on any more plot detours, the film attempts a clumsy cultural détente as the Chinese children's choir sings "Waltzing Matilda." Rex Reed-New York Observer The script's programmatic feel-goodery smooths out everything strange and noteworthy about Dean and Mei Mei's relationship into an unmemorable and unconvincing blandness. Inkoo Kang-Village Voice Great Aussie crime thriller droops at the end but pulls through thanks to Guy Pearce. Ron Wilkinson-Monsters and Critics The "oh-so-innocent waif and big old baddie" odd-couple formula dates back to D.W. Griffith, but this muddled effort does nothing to merit its questionable revival. David Noh-Film Journal International The film has a few good story turns up its sleeve, but prepare yourself for heavy melodrama in the third act. Jamie S. Rich-Oregonian Sweet to the point of getting a sugar rush. Underwritten and under-directed in style and realization, it has all the substance of a confection. Jules Brenner-Cinema Signals A clunky hybrid-half feel-good weepie, half preposterous thriller-that functions primarily as an elaborate travel brochure ... Mike D'Angelo-AV Club Touching story about how the spiritual practice of enthusiasm works wonders in the life of a man in prison. Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat-Spirituality and Practice 33 Postcards is merely the latest in a long line of films to throw in needless crime subplots as a way of shortcutting things emotionally. Mike McGranaghan-Aisle Seat Orphan Mei Mei discovers dubious desired dad Guy Pearce is not exactly what he seems. Nor is this movie, taking a surprising turn away from the conventional, as it embraces collective values over the usual quest and flight into Western individualism. Prairie Miller-WBAI Radio Pauline Chan's film is a jumbled mixture of redemptive uplift and genre hijinks. Chuck Bowen-Slant Magazine | |
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