The Line of Beauty (2006)

	RAFAEL A R.

6 out of  8  people found this review helpful

This is an extremely well performed as well as captivating movie. Excellent script, excellent acting, great performance buy all the actors. I watched it four times... and each time I loved it more.....

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	Paul S.

1 out of  1  people found this review helpful

I apparently don't get it when it comes to the premise of this movie. Is it a movie about class prejudices, political agnst (liberal vs. conservative);hypocisy, deception and/or false values. Nick, the main protagonist, acts out all of these characterizations, and seemingly, doesn't know where he fits in in this milieu.

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	Bradley R.

3 out of  5  people found this review helpful

Fascinating, succinct, often brilliant, ultimately appalling page from mid-80s Thatcherite England as AIDS begins its initial rampage through all levels of the oblivious Iron Lady's kingdom. In the manner of "Brideshead Revisited" of 27-years ago, but not nearly so sprawling, this is GREAT television, light years ahead of anything from US TV. For any fan of British period drama, all gay film fans, and fans of sea-blue eyes. It's amazing to me this is a BBC production; in the US, this important series could only be aired on PBS with heavy censoring and then probably only at 2:00 AM. Here we see real gay men in real life situations, facing real hypocrisy and hatred from moneyed conservative AND liberal elites, and there is not one lisping, flouncing, castrated "Just Jack" caricature, anywhere. Excellent acting throughout by everyone.

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