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Raves From Across the Country

From the east to west coasts and everywhere in between people have great things to say about this chilling melodrama; here's a taste of what's out there:

“‘Notes on a Scandal’ is a nice mug of poisoned eggnog for the holiday season – a movie so smart and entertaining you almost don’t feel its chill sicken your bones. ‘Notes’ offers yet another stunning Judi Dench performance. There are moments of tension to make you crawl up the back of your seat: a highbrow suspense freak-out.”
– Ty Burr, BOSTON GLOBE

"If you like your films strong, this one is not to be missed, boasting Oscar-caliber performances from Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett."
– Ruthe Stein, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

“One thing that marks the dark brilliance of ‘Notes on a Scandal’ is the level of the acting, but that is just part of a larger issue: its vision. I can’t remember a film that sees the here and now more precisely, one that offers total believability in the tone and motive of its characters and then goes further, showing us a whole and completely recognizable world. Director Richard Eyre and writer Patrick Marber have extraordinary powers of observation. This is a movie about sharks and little fishes.”
– Stephen Hunter, THE WASHINGTON POST

“‘Notes on a Scandal’ is a complex morality tale. A brilliantly acted drama, so well acted that it is Oscar-bound.”
– Bruce Kirkland, TORONTO SUN

I just saw Notes on a

I just saw Notes on a Scandal last night. I don't know what all the hoo ha is about Dame Judy smoking. It was hardly an ad for Virginia Slims, more a picture of a old sad frustrated lonely woman who understandably reaches for a fag. More a cautionary tale than a plug for big tobacco!. Anyway, enough of that red herring, the film is brilliant. It shows real understanding and compassion for all the characters. At last a film that isn't all black and white, good and evil with a syrupy ending. Only the brits could have done it.

I think everyone is losing

I think everyone is losing the plot. Enough with the smoking comments. How many movies are out there and half the cast is smoking?!Can we focus on the art please!

Have you ever thought about,

Have you ever thought about, why this old, sexually frustrated woman has to be a lesbian?
If a young lesbian will watch that movie, her coming-out will be postponed for years, as she can see once again that homos are insane, psycho-wrecks who want to destroy your life.
Thank you, fox, for that reactionary, homophobic bull-shit, this is exactly what I expect from you.

Juergen Heim, Berlin, Germany

Oh for gods sake! If a child

Oh for gods sake! If a child of 15, who choses to watch a film of this type, is going to be so easily influenced to smoke themselves, simply from seeing an old, unattractive, and not-becoming character like Judi smoking, then they have bigger issues to worry about, and so do their parents!! I agree with your sentiments but choose a film that fits and glamourises smoking for goodness sake....

How are the previous

How are the previous comments important to the plot of the movie? Lets stick to the issues people!

Maybe that is why Dame Judi

Maybe that is why Dame Judi is looking so old and wrinkled. Smoking does that to you.

Here's a scandal to look

Here's a scandal to look into: How much do the tobacco companies pay the SAG, Fox, or Dame Judi to smoke in their films? Come on SAG, you influence the youth of our country with your movies. Clean up your act!

You have to be kidding

You have to be kidding right? You think movies are the reason kids smoke? I went to the movies as a kid and i NEVER even started, movies have less influence on children that you try to suggest. Point that accusing finger somewhere else like, like friends, school,PARENTS, "peer pressure" and just the fact that RJ reynolds get rich off of murdering people. I am sure that President Bush got more than his fair share of campaign contributions from BIG Tobacco" And Remember this " When you point your finger at someone you have 3 pointing back at you!!!"

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