The Beautiful Country (2004) Reviews
- Starring:
- Damien Nguyen, Nick Nolte, (more)
- Director(s):
- Hans Petter Moland
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Independent Films
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful I give the movie a five star. The movie was well written. Beliveable, understated acting. Interesting and absorbing subject matter. Movie was about escaping Viet Nam via ship with time spent in a ... Read More I give the movie a five star. The movie was well written. Beliveable, understated acting. Interesting and absorbing subject matter. Movie was about escaping Viet Nam via ship with time spent in a refuge camp...a movie I think should be required watching for anyone over eight years old.. Nice ending. Excellant movie Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful Interesting and fascinating movie. Anyone who desires a better understanding of immigration issues should watch this. Story is believable and too real for one's "comfort" with the status quo with ... Read More Interesting and fascinating movie. Anyone who desires a better understanding of immigration issues should watch this. Story is believable and too real for one's "comfort" with the status quo with regards to immigration issues. As some reviewers have mentioned the ending is abrupt but I think one can imagine the rest of the story fairly easily. Well worth a watch. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful A close depiction of what happened to the half breed Vietnamese/US children that were ostracized by the Communist society. I would watch it again without hesitation. Nguyen (pronounced Win) really ... Read More A close depiction of what happened to the half breed Vietnamese/US children that were ostracized by the Communist society. I would watch it again without hesitation. Nguyen (pronounced Win) really puts in a great performance. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful Was surprised that even though it is 138 minutes, it moved right along. Story was well done and it seemed like it could have been a true story as it seemed extremely believeable.
Definitely an ... Read More Was surprised that even though it is 138 minutes, it moved right along. Story was well done and it seemed like it could have been a true story as it seemed extremely believeable.
Definitely an enjoyable movie with no bad language. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful a powerhouse of a story with the lead Damien Nguyen so totatally likeable its extra wonderful--if we could all set as high standards for ourselves, determination, fairness, we,too, could get from ... Read More a powerhouse of a story with the lead Damien Nguyen so totatally likeable its extra wonderful--if we could all set as high standards for ourselves, determination, fairness, we,too, could get from Vietnam to America...... Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful An unusually "intimate epic," THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY tells the story of Vietnam and America, 20 years later. You ought to watch this lovely film--which takes place in Vietnam, Malaysia, New York City ... Read More An unusually "intimate epic," THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY tells the story of Vietnam and America, 20 years later. You ought to watch this lovely film--which takes place in Vietnam, Malaysia, New York City and Texas--for no other reason than, in this politically divisive time, it wipes away all thoughts blue states versus red states and treats America as unified whole. The story is typical in its generalities, less so in its specifics about a U.S. Soldier, his Vietnamese woman and the offspring of the two. It may open your eyes as to how that offspring is treated in Vietnam. Lead actor Damien Nguyen may be an unknown here in the U.S. but he registers strongly via his physical beauty and his elegant reticence, while known quantities Nick Nolte, Tim Roth, Temura Morrison & Bai Ling are all in fine form. The cinematography is stunning, particularly the Vietnam sequences, and the director has the skill and sense to allows the movie--clichés and all--to unfold in its own time, quietly & movingly. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful There are no easy choices on Binh's journey, very little that's appealing and yet I have to take in every scene. The cinemaphotography is stunning and Nick Nolte has never looked worse, or been more ... Read More There are no easy choices on Binh's journey, very little that's appealing and yet I have to take in every scene. The cinemaphotography is stunning and Nick Nolte has never looked worse, or been more believable.
The trailer makes this movie feel like a movie of the week - it's clearly not. Absolutely worth anyone's two hours. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 3 people found this review helpful This could've been a much better movie. It had a promising start, and it all went down hill from there. The lack of details in this is just overwheelming. How in the world did the little brother ... Read More This could've been a much better movie. It had a promising start, and it all went down hill from there. The lack of details in this is just overwheelming. How in the world did the little brother Tam & the main character Bhin learned how to speak English this well? It would've been a wise decision for the director to show Bhin study English at the beginning of the film, demonstrating that he's determined to speak English before he begins his journey for the search of his dad. AWEFUL movie, and what a wast of time it was... Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No |
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