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A Good Woman [DVD] [2004]
enlarge	Director: Mike Barker Actors: Helen Hunt, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson, Stephen Campbell Moore, Mark Umbers Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £2.71 as of 21/11/2009 04:48 GMT details You Save: £17.28 (86%) New (13) Used (3) from £2.44 Seller: halfpricedvds Rating: 7 reviews Sales Rank: 19951 Format: Anamorphic, PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Parental Guidance Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 89 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5014437890139 ASIN: B000CSTIKS Theatrical Release Date: 2004 Release Date: February 20, 2006 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 7 1 2 Next » A good movie August 7, 2006 RD 19 out of 21 found this review helpful The script is beautiful with lots of wit and eloquence that isn't seen very often in movies. The acting is fabulous and one can't help but get very attached to the characters. Plus the movie isn't without its twists which is a bonus. br / br /Helen Hunt plays a lady who is hated by women and loved by men for the simple reason that she is an infamous mistress who lives off the money of her suitors. After the unhappy wives conspire to have her cut off from their husbands' purse strings she hatches a plan to travel to Amalfi and find new blood. br /Meg (Scarlet Johansson) is married to a rich American, Robert, who ends up being blackmailed by Helen Hunt after he goes home with her one day. His friend John in the meanwhile has developed feelings for Meg and after hearing the gossip about Robert and his mistress decides that it is time to strike. br / br /In addition to these characters are the numerous Americans on holiday in Italy who have nothing better to do than spy on others, gossip and party away thus ensuring there is never a dull moment in the little town on the Italian coast. br / br /This is a must see movie and Helen Hunt shines in her lead role. br / "It takes a lot of skill and practice to live without regrets," June 13, 2006 M. J Leonard (Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA United States) 24 out of 30 found this review helpful The lovely Mrs. Erlynne has a problem. Spurned by all the society ladies, for discreetly servicing their husbands, she can no longer afford to spend her days living in New York as the "woman of ill repute." Suddenly she finds herself an outcast and penniless, so she decides to travel to Amalfi Coast of Italy, where she hopes to squeeze some cash out of some fresh prey. br / br /She sets herself on the young newlyweds Robert and Meg Windermere (Mark Umbers and Scarlett Johansson) and in the process; she hopes to find herself a new man. But Mrs. Erlynne also holds a secret, a secret that if made known, will threaten to destroy the young couple's marriage. Robert doesn't want his wife's peace disturbed and doesn't want her to know about the secret; yet Mrs. Erlynne takes advantage of the situation, after all, she desperately needs someone - preferably an aristocrat to keep her in the lifestyle to which she has become accustomed. br / br /Neither Robert nor Mrs. Erlynne, however, have reckoned on the vituperative nature of the Italian aristocracy. Amalfi is a hotbed of idol gossip, with the elegantly rich entertaining themselves by spying on each other, soaking up all the scandal wherever they can find it. Almost instantly, conjecture becomes facts. Mr. Windermere's clandestine meetings with Mrs. Erlynne are quickly mistaken for a tawdry affair. The fire flares when Meg finds check stubs paid to Mrs. Erlynne in her husband's desk. br / br /Word quickly gets around, especially with a woman such as Mrs. Erlynne and her past threatens to catch up with her The only person who doesn't judge her is the lovable and kindhearted - and very rich - Tuppy, a bachelor who yearns to marry his match. Meanwhile, the caddish Lord Darlington (Stephen Campbell Moore) is courting the innocent Meg, and she's quite enamored of him. br / br /Everyone is soon immersed in a maelstrom of illicit liaisons and racy sexual politics. Meg is convinced her new husband is having an affair, whilst Mrs. Ermine is fraught with confusion - a born outsider, marriage has never been for her, yet she's getting a little too old to be constantly branded as such a "loose" woman. In A Good Woman the wealthy are sarcastic, bitter, witty and conniving just as much as they are innocent, emotional, regretful and honest. br / br /Based on Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan, director Mike Barker does a fabulous job of drawing the Wilde social satire out of the drawing room, and opening up the play to Italy in the 1930's and incorporating some of the most beautiful and sparkling Riviera vistas as a backdrop, The production design is unsurpassed - the film is lush, exotic and absolutely gorgeous to watch, there's never a scene or an image wasted. br / br /The acting is also strong. Hunt beautifully captures, Mrs. Erlynne's vulnerability and pain - she's a damaged and lonely woman, who obviously loves money and the sort of lifestyle it can bring, but she's also a realist and doesn't hesitate to play the shameless vamp with a knack for insinuating herself into the beds and checkbook registers of men who should know better. br / br /Tom Wilkinson absolutely nails the very wealthy but lonely Tuppy with the required tragicomic pitch that brings forth a great deal of self-effacing charm. And of course the beautiful Scarlet is extremely good here and manages to seem naïve and vulnerable without tipping into melodramatics. Oscar Wilde liked men with a future and women with a past. In a Good Woman he wouldn't be disappointed, as the film is full of colorful and endlessly pithy types who seek to escape their past mistakes, yet seem to have a real love for life. Mike Leonard June 06. br / Helen Hunt strikes again! February 16, 2007 Mad Kaz Roberts (Great Britain) Thoroughly enjoyed this film, although my Mother fell asleep! Perfect Sunday afternoon viewing for me. Good storyline, and not quite as predictable as some films, nice little twist to it. This is a must for romantics, but i'm not 100% sure if i am biased because I simply like Helen?? I haven't seen her in a bad film yet! br / A Good Women June 5, 2009 Linda (UK) br /One of the best all round films I have seen for a long time. Good storyline, great acting and direction. No violence nor swearing. An Oscar Wilde story with a modern cast. Excellent A good Woman - a review February 4, 2006 J. D. Naylor (England) 33 out of 41 found this review helpful This tale of marriage and infidelity set among the wealthy and privilaged on the Amalfi coast during the 1930#x27;s is not quite as good as it should have been.A top notch cast and wonderfull locations can#x27;t make up for a slightly stodgy drama which, while it has it#x27;s moments doesn#x27;t quite cut it for me.The main weakness is that the normally attractive Helen Hunt just looks too old and gaunt to be attracting men much younger than her and with that the credability of the film is undermined.That aside there is still much to enjoy as the story unfolds and the always superb Tom Wilkinson enters the proceedings.The story has a gentle but even pacing which does enough to keep you interested but not enough to get you to the edge of your seat.This film could have been a whole lot better with an all British cast and a little polish added to the script.brAn enjoyable film but not a great one. 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