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The classy, swan-like Joan Allen is always worth watching, even if she occasionally gets herself caught in a hopelessly pretentious love story with political overtones like Yes, the latest arty experiment from writer-director Sally Potter. Written in verse — iambic pentameter, no less — that is bound to give most moviegoers pause, at least Allen, Sam Neill as her British diplomat husband and Simon Abkarian as her Lebanese refugee lover are adept enough to make the dialogue sound vaguely natural. The problem instead is the shallow content of those words. Read the full review
An American scientist (Joan Allen) has an affair with a Lebanese surgeon exiled in London. The lovers leave a trail of heartbreak behind them on a journey that takes them to Belfast, Beirut and Havana.
Director: Sally Potter
Starring: Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill, Shirley Henderson, Sheila Hancock
Run time: 100 minutes
Release date: June 24, 2005
Rating: R for language and some sexual content.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B
"A movie as sophisticated as it sometimes is naive. "
The Palm Beach Post: D+
"(Writer-director Sally) Potter has a keen visual sense that makes Yes attractive to look at, but the film has higher ambitions that remain unfulfilled."
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