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Don't Move

Play trailer Poster for Don't Move Released Mar 12, 2004 1h 59m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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As his daughter lies on an operating table, a surgeon (Sergio Castellitto) reminisces about his passionate affair with an Albanian (Penélope Cruz).
Don't Move

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Sergio Castellitto's latest film has a heavy dose of melodrama and is populated with unlikable characters.

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Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Don't Move is saved from outright awfulness by the performances of its two leads. Rated: 2/5 Jun 5, 2005 Full Review Tom Long Detroit News You don't like Don't Move, you admire it for daring to be a bit more complex, for caring about characters who are hard to care about and for plowing forward through all manner of ugly business. Rated: B Jun 3, 2005 Full Review Kam Williams Upstage Magazine Plausibly explores the question of whether a liaison initially based on a carnal assault and fueled by an unquenchable lust has any chance of evolving into a relationship based on intimacy, affection and genuine trust. Rated: 4/4 Jun 1, 2007 Full Review Rob Blackwelder SPLICEDWire Rated: 2.5/4 May 27, 2006 Full Review Jonathan Kiefer Sacramento News & Review Rated: 4/5 May 12, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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StephenPaul C The greatest 01 hour: and 59 minutes with dramatic roles and dramatic characters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Only beauties like Penélope Cruz can turn men on like this, but her character also paid the heavy price for being too charming. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review pasha a Just some good moments and soundtrack and that's all! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Intriguing melodrama at most. Solid performance of Penélope Cruz saving the movie from disaster. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Emotionally intense movie handled unflinchingly by lead actor Castellitto. This immersive character study into an unfulfilled doctor's love affair is a tad too lengthy and perhaps the director indulges in his on screen action a little too much, but the dedication that the two ill-fated lovers give to portraying the rawness of their emotions and instincts will, despite once in a while misfiring, leave few viewers unfazed. Penelope Cruz is great as the counterpoint, and deserves much respect for assuming such a demanding, unglamorous role at this point in her well established career. Obviously it is the love of acting that propels her(no comparison to her English jobs), as this mildly received Italian film must have been several notches down from her draw, but when you see the psychologically harrowing sex scenes (not always for the sex, but for the right before and right after) you realize why someone would be interested in such intimate work. As the film slightly overextends itself to reach it's climax which sort of dumbs down it's poignant theme, the performances and overall taste left are nonetheless real and life affirming despite all of it's muddied ramifications. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A succesful doctor recalls the love story he had with a hapless woman whom he raped and then grew a genuine affection for on the day he hears of her daughter's involvement in a car accident. Actor turned director Castellitto uses a style too eccentric and overwhelming for the cold storyline, but the film is held up by the great performances, particularly the one by Cruz as the misfit Italia. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis As his daughter lies on an operating table, a surgeon (Sergio Castellitto) reminisces about his passionate affair with an Albanian (Penélope Cruz).
Director
Sergio Castellitto
Producer
Riccardo Tozzi, Giovanni Stabilini, Marco Chimenz
Screenwriter
Sergio Castellitto, Margaret Mazzantini
Production Co
Cattleya, Medusa Film
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 12, 2004, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 18, 2006
Runtime
1h 59m
Sound Mix
Surround