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www.the-watercooler.net - : In The Year of Living Dangerously, nobody is what they initially seem to be, and Weir (who also had a hand in the screenplay) skillfully pulls back the layers, as the country comes down around his characters' ears. And as viewers, we are plunged into the heat and turmoil of it all, with Kwan as a tour guide, from street-level poverty to upper class excess. more...
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4/5
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www.moviemartyr.com - : Peter Weir’s The Year of Living Dangerously starts out as a remarkably good film. It’s a mildly romantic, highly intelligent look at the political upheaval in 1960’s Indonesia filtered through the eyes of two journalists. The film starts out being narrated by Billy Kwan (played by Linda Hunt in a stupendously successful bit of gender-blind casting), and his character has a clear point of view with a mixture of optimistic humanity and grounded reality that’s perfect as an audience surrogate. more...
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3/5
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www.apolloguide.com - : The Year of Living Dangerously is a flawed film, but it is richly textured and imbued with enough emotional and intellectual subtlety to make it a rewarding experience. more...
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79/1
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