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Sliding Doors

1998

Peter Howitt

Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn ...

5.9

7,712

Comedy. Romance Gwyneth Paltrow stars in this tale of parallel dimensions where she gets to lead two different lives simultaneously. In one, the British publicist she plays is stuck in a relationship with a philandering boyfriend and in the other she's deliriously happy with the love of her life.

	Author	Review
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"One of its most obvious strengths is that it can satisfy many different types of audiences -- those who demand something substantial from their motion pictures, and those who could care less"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"A frothy, lightweight romantic comedy that strives to seem richer and more complex than it really is."	NEU
United States	Austin Chronicle	"In a finely realized and multi-layered first film, writer-director Peter Howitt treats us to a clever and urbane exploration of the monumental repercussions of tiny twists of fate."	POS
United States	David Edelstein Slate	"That neither tale is especially interesting doesn't matter -- the contrast alone is enough to make 'Sliding Doors' an irresistible romantic fantasy"	POS
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"Unfortunately, once the freshness of the concept wears off, the same premise starts to feel mechanical and willful."	NEU
United States	Jay Carr Boston Globe	"You're hooked enough to keep watching, even if the characterizations veer toward the two-dimensional."	POS
Canada	Rick Groen The Globe and Mail	"Ultimately, Sliding Doors becomes a victim of its own cleverness, shutting down all that early promise"	NEU

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