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  • Trailer for The Beguiled
  • Clip: Dinner Dress

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Synopsis

The unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier at a girls' school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy and betrayal.

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Verified Review
#surprising
#slow

The movie is a very slow paced movie, with a buildup you'd feel would be amazing, but left something to be desired at the end. It just... ends. A very dialogue heavy movie, the trailer practically spoils the most interesting moments. See it if you're a fan of the book, but don't expect much action. You'd forget it was set during the civil war if they didn't call John a "Blue Belly" every third line.

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#alldialogue
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really this film was not a "must see," I was very excited to see this adaptation and it all felt careless and poorly done. The actors give flawless performances, but the writing is full exposition. the cinematography is very specific, But the specificity is in vain as it adds nothing to film itself. Same goes for the direction, some scenes could have been deleted all together as again, they added little or nothing to the story overall.

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Metacritic

67
Jun 28, 2017

The Beguiled is a slow-burn tale of repressed sexuality and duplicitous doings. Its final twist, though, steals it from the realm of male-gaze fantasies into sheer nightmare territory.

Metacritic review by Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
50
Jun 27, 2017

Coppola stripped the tale, cut the length, eschews menace and goes easy on the malice, which made the earlier version of the story work. Even as an arch, serio-comic female revenge fantasy, this Beguiled fails to cast the necessary spell.

Metacritic review by Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Movie Nation
100
Jun 22, 2017

The strength of her film transcends the soldier’s power to seduce. We’re beguiled, as an audience, by seeing this male animal as he is seen, and for better and worse experienced, by a diverse and dynamic group of females. And by seeing, in the end, how The Beguiled gives new and memorable meaning to the notion of a finishing school.

Metacritic review by Joe Morgenstern
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal