The Affair of the Necklace

this is a good drama about kingdom in france i really enjoy this film swang is the actor in this movie... Full review

This movie took me back in time and I liked that. History books and movies always make my day. Expecially when it comes to excitng, action filled, movies like this.... Full review

I can't believe all the negative reviews for this film. I thought it was one of the most intelligent movies I have ever seen. All the actors cast play their parts very well. Forget that they are not French or... Full review

The costumes are lavish, the sets lush and resplendent. The story is compelling: how a strange affair of court intrigue becomes part of a larger mosaic of incidences that will eventually bring down the French monarchy. As a backdrop to... Full review

I wasn't aware of the history behind Marie Antoinette's death. This was an interesting film that gave me some insight into it. I was a bit skeptic about Hilary Swank as the lead character. I didn't think she'd be very good... Full review

i loved this movie. I saw it on cable on one of the encore channels.. i might not be a professional "critic" but as a 16 year old girl i absolutely loved this movie... the actors were brilliant and i apsolutely... Full review

The Affair of the Necklace is a movie that complex story line makes one want to watch it over and over again. Both the scenery and acting leads it to be very convincing, yet the storyline is a bit to much.... Full review

The infamous,and evil Giuseppe Balsamo,aka Alessandro,Count of Cagliostro,was arguably the most notorious fraud,charlatan,and bunko artist of the 18th century.And,as reliably portrayed in this story,he fit in rather nicely with the rest of the corrupt opportunists and swindlers.Having worked for 8... Full review

PRETTY BUT VERY EMPTY AND MOVES AS FAST AS A SNAIL. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE HILARY SWANK HAS WON TWO OSCARS. IN ITS FAVOR, IT DOES HAVE SOME IMPRESSIVE SETS AND COSTUMES.... Full review

If we do not like the American/English accents, the French should have made this movie. But they didn't. And if they would have -like they should have as it is their history- who would have seen it, apart from European... Full review

Visually, The Affair of the Necklace is a treat. It's a drama, yet it has a liberal dose of humor; in many ways, it's a very funny film, though it never explicitly goes for the laugh (which is undoubtedly how it manages to pull off the mix of drama and humor). ... Full Review

The extended scenes are actually pretty interesting... The humor, along with the brilliant story line, keeps things going. The supporting cast is just as wonderful... Hilary's performance was great, as was most of the cast. ... Full Review

The Affair of the Necklace" is rated R for French Revolution violence, simulated sex, female and male nudity and occasional use of strong profanity. But her efforts to gain the attention of the queen, played by Joely Richardson, fail to connect. ... Full Review

The film is sumptuously lavish in its gorgeous design," writes Flick Filosopher MaryAnn Johanson. from Film Forum, 12/06/01 Although The Affair of the Necklace is a restrained period piece, it is not doing well among religious-press criticsespecially those who don't like seeing characters who behave inappropriately in the realm of romance. ... Full Review

It might be more enjoyable if it were.....The Affair of the Necklace" is never outrageously bad.....But for the most part the movie is just pretty and pointless..... ... Full Review

The Affair of the Necklace The Affair of the Necklace was a scandal in pre-revolutionary France. Conwoman Jeanne de La Motte stole a 2,800-carat diamond necklace, The Slave's Collar, by convincing the Cardinal de Rohan that Queen Marie-Antoinette wanted it. ... Full Article

A necklace by Diane Von Furstenberg Few areas of the human body receive as much attention as the neck. Throughout the world people make a distinction between the head, the seat of intellect, and the heart, a furnace burning with... ... Full Article

Oscar winner Hilary Swank stars in the period piece The Affair of the Necklace. This is a very pleasing 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation by Warner. ... Full Article

"The Affair of the Necklace" is one of those big French historical deals that nobody but the French really knows or cares about. This handsomely mounted but frustratingly nontransporting historical film often seems like an overblown lesson in a matter... ... Full Article

Aussie actor Simon Baker [formerly Simon Baker Denny] has come a long way since appearing in local TV soaps from his debut back in 1989, winning Australia's Logie Award for Best Newcomer in 1992. ... Full Article

Paris, 1786: a woman in court. The Crown murdered her father for his views about the poor, now Jeanne wants her home and good name back. ... Full Article