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VIDEO RELEASE
Jul 29, 2003 (VHS)
Jul 29, 2003 (DVD)
NUMBERS
Box Office: $12,843,884
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CONSENSUS
Thoughtful and wonderfully acted, The Quiet American manages to capture the spirit of Green's novel.
CAST & CREW
Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen
Directed by Phillip Noyce
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SYNOPSIS
Set in Saigon, Vietnam, in 1952 during the French Indochina war, THE QUIET AMERICAN is based on the mystery story by Graham Greene, and directed by Phillip Noyce. more...
MPAA RATING
R, images of violence and some language
RUNTIME
1 hour, 41 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Nov 22, 2002
RELEASE COMPANY
Miramax Films
GENRE
Dramas, Romance, Vietnam, Love Triangle, Based On A Novel
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official The Quiet American Site
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 "It is a timely film and a transporting one."
-- Wendy Weinstein, FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
 "I'm not exactly sure what this movie thinks it is about."
-- Ian Waldron-Mantgani, UK CRITIC
"Noyce's film is contemplative and mournfully reflective."
-- Phil Villarreal, ARIZONA DAILY STAR
"There's something not entirely convincing about The Quiet American. And that holds true for both the movie and the title character played by Brendan Fraser."
-- Jeff Vice, DESERET NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY
"The reason I found myself finally unmoved by this film, which is immaculately produced and has serious things to say, is that it comes across rather too plainly as allegory."
-- Christopher Tookey, LONDON DAILY MAIL
"A sensitive, cultivated treatment of Greene's work as well as a remarkably faithful one."
-- Frank Swietek, ONE GUY'S OPINION
"Everything about The Quiet American is good, except its timing."
-- David Sterritt, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
"Admirable, certainly, but not much fun to watch. For Caine Lovers only."
-- Gabriel Shanks, COZZI FAN TUTTI CELLULOID MUSINGS
"The Quiet American isn't a bad film, it's just one that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar."
-- Chuck Schwartz, CRANKY CRITIC®
"Sturdy, entertaining period drama ... both Caine and Fraser have their moments."
-- Craig Roush, KINNOPIO'S MOVIE REVIEWS
"Graham Greene's novel of colonialism and empire is elevated by Michael Caine's performance as a weary journalist in a changing world."
-- James Rocchi, NETFLIX
"A full experience, a love story and a murder mystery that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence."
-- Peter Rainer, NEW YORK MAGAZINE
"A good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and, more specifically, behind the camera."
-- Jon Popick, PLANET SICK-BOY
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"It strikes hardest… when it reminds you how pertinent its dynamics remain. Fifty years after the fact, the world's political situation seems little different, and [director Phillip] Noyce brings out the allegory with remarkable skill."
-- Rob Vaux, FLIPSIDE MOVIE EMPORIUM
"The rare movie that's as crisp and to the point as the novel on which it's based."
-- Gary Thompson, PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS
"An intelligent romantic thriller of a very old-school kind of quality."
-- Bob Strauss, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
""The Quiet American" begins in Saigon in 1952. That's its first sign of trouble."
-- Christopher Smith, BANGOR DAILY NEWS (MAINE)
"A haunting, rich film...[Fraser] and Caine blend beautifully with their sweet-and-sour mix of acting."
-- Gerry Shamray, SUN NEWSPAPERS OF CLEVELAND
"Strident and inelegant in its 'message-movie' posturing."
-- Steve Schneider, ORLANDO WEEKLY
"Historical dramas fused with love triangle is a well worn conceit. But this films lacks the passion required to sell the material."
-- Nathaniel Rogers, FILM EXPERIENCE
"Its mysteries are transparently obvious, and it's too slowly paced to be a thriller. [But it's] worth recommending because of two marvelous performances by Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser."
-- Steve Rhodes, STEVE RHODES' INTERNET REVIEWS
" A thought-provoking look at how Western foreign policy - however well intentioned - can wreak havoc in other cultures."
-- Joel Quenby, MOVIESEER.COM
"Caine [gives] the richest performance of his career in this sage and provocative film."
-- Mary F. Pols, CONTRA COSTA TIMES
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FRESH 94%
Avg. Rating: 8.3/10 |
"Phillip Noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer, Christopher Doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of Greene's prose, and it's there on the screen in their version of The Quiet American."
-- Stephanie Zacharek, SALON.COM
"An instant classic and a dramatic beauty, a film that gets us to the core of Greene's chilly, dark and romantic view of the post-war world."
-- Michael Wilmington, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"A graceful, contemplative film that gradually and artfully draws us into a world where the personal and the political get fatally intertwined."
-- Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"A towering achievement with a soul-baring performance by Michael Caine that deserves the highest praise."
-- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
"This version incarnates the prophetic book in a way even its exacting author might admire."
-- Jane Sumner, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"[A] superbly controlled, passionate adaptation of Graham Greene's 1955 novel."
-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"Mr. Caine and Mr. Fraser are the whole show here, with their memorable and resourceful performances."
-- Andrew Sarris, NEW YORK OBSERVER
"This story still seems timely and important. And there's an element of heartbreak to watching it now, with older and wiser eyes, because we know what will happen after Greene's story ends."
-- Steven Rosen, DENVER POST
"The Saigon of 1952 is an uneasy mix of sensual delights and simmering violence, and The Quiet American brings us right into the center of that world."
-- Richard Roeper, EBERT & ROEPER
"Highly recommended viewing for its courage, ideas, technical proficiency and great acting."
-- Rex Reed, NEW YORK OBSERVER
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"Noyce does what Graham Greene adapters rarely do… he captures Greene’s sense of fate and coincidence."
-- David Poland, HOT BUTTON
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