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Dec 25, 2001 · Powered by JustWatch. The movie follows the experiences of Quoyle ( Kevin Spacey ), a meek ink-man for the Poughkeepsie News, as he marries Petal, the local tramp ( Cate Blanchett ), has a daughter named Bunny, raises Bunny while Petal sluts around, and then raises her alone after Petal dies, not so really very tragically if you think about it.
Jan 11, 2002 · Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/03/23 Full Review dave s While it tends to take some minor liberties with Annie Proulx' novel, Lasse Hallstrom's The Shipping News is certainly...
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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 54% of 131 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "Though solidly made and acted, The Shipping News is rather heavy-handed and dull, especially given the nature of its protagonist." [3]
Review. I was very impressed with The Shipping News for several reasons: the location should win an Oscar alone, Hallstrom's magical minimalist direction and the acting by the major leads and perhaps even more wonderful, by the many minor parts, were outstanding.
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Jan 1, 2001 · 1,122 reviews 7,561 followers. August 17, 2023. A love story of a single father, a newspaper reporter, who returns to Newfoundland to live in an ancestral home and meets a local woman. Everyone in the present is haunted in some way by victims claimed by nature in the past, usually by the sea.
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Shipping News. A Novel. by Annie Proulx. Critics' Opinion: Readers' rating: Published May 1993. 352 pages. Genre: Literary Fiction. Publication Information. Rate this book. Buy This Book. About this book. Summary. Book Summary.
The Shipping News Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Felicia Feaster Creative Loafing. But despite sensitivity to the myriad ways personal history shapes...
