Silk

This was one of the most boring movies I have ever watched. I kept waiting for it to pick up. In the end when Helen dies I wasn't even moved because my interest was already lost. I wouldn't recomend watching this... Full review

I LIKE ROMANCE FILM VERY MUCH BUT THIS FILM HAVE A MEDIOCRE ROMANCE STORY.THIS FILM SHOW LOVE BETWEEN A MAN AND WOMAN ON AMRIKA AND JAPAN I THINK THIS NOT A GOOD LOVELY FILM.HOWEVER I LIKE THIS DRAMA\ROMANCE FILM.... Full review

I had high hopes for this film, great actors, good book, seemingly engaging storyline. But something went awry when i was watching it - i honestly did not care for any of the characters. The seemingly deep relationship between the main... Full review

It sounded like such a beautiful tale, a love triangle or whatever with a little travel adventure to exotic locations... It didn't really show the beauty of Japan.. It seemed almost like a contrived tale. I am sure the book is... Full review

Not what I expected. I assumed there would be some moral to the story and I would some how learn something but nothing happened. This is another reason why some movies should just be released to video and bypass the theater... Full review

After that long absence, Girard returns with Silk 32 Short Film about Glenn Gould based on Alessandro Baricco's novel, and sadly, this drama is no sterling comeback, but instead a huge disappoint, a turgid, empty romantic drama in which even the normally wonderful Alfred Molina comes off badly. ... Full Review

It is a gorgeous film to look at, but it has little to recommend it beyond pretty pictures. But in Silk , playing an ardent character with depth, he is out of his league. ... Full Review

The cinematography by Alain Dostie is breathtaking throughout and "Silk" might be worth seeing with the sound off. Visually, "Silk" is every bit as stunning as a fine piece of that much sought-after titular fabric. ... Full Review

This beautiful-looking but torturously dull film -- based on the bestselling novel by Alessandro Baricco -- insists it has much to say about some of the most treacherous of human emotions, but it never generates any genuine heat or light, desperate though it tries. ... Full Review

His wife is Helene ( Keira Knightley ), who he truly loves, and who truly loves him, but cannot give him a child, although this plays less like a tragedy than just one of those things. There are additional unforgivable plot elements which I dare not reveal, meant to be much more stirring than, under the circumstances, they can possibly be. ... Full Review

It looks expensive, but it feels like cheap man-made fibres. Based on the bestseller by Alessandro Baricco, it weaves a most inauthentic tale of a soldier-turned-trader (Michael Pitt) to-ing and fro-ing between France and Japan, where he buys silkworm eggs... ... Full Article

Based on the beloved, best-selling novel by Alessandro Baricco, "Silk" is the story of Herve Joncour (Pitt), a 19th Century French silkworm merchant who travels to Japan and begins a clandestine and forbidden romance with a mysterious and sensual woman. ... Full Article

Michael Pitt and Keira Knightley in "Silk" (Credit: Jacques-Yves Gucia/Picturehouse) Photos: Silk Running time: 109 minutes Rated: R Cast: Keira Knightley - Helene Joncour Michael Pitt - Herve Joncour Koji Yakusho - Hara Jubei Alfred Molina - Baldabiou Miki Nakatani... ... Full Article

September 14, 2007 AS sensuous as its title, "Silk" is an exquisitely felt love story that unfolds as delicately as a blooming flower. And as slowly. Budding star Michael Pitt (no relation to Brad, although he looks and sounds like ... Full Article

Gorgeous to look at but ultimately disappointing, Silk is let down by stilted direction, an extremely dull script and a badly miscast Michael Pitt.What's it all about? ... Full Article