Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Rainey Dawn The acting, cinematography, music, sets & costuming etc... are fantastic. The story is a bit slow but it is worth watching. What bothered me was that ending - all I can say is "You found what you were looking for on both sides of the ocean... now go back to him!" Or either that it would have been nice if she had a child by him in the very end - it ended wrong.I won't say who is the man is that cried nor will I tell you why he cried. The story is a heart-breaker from start to finish for the most part. There are a couple of funny scenes to relieve some of the building tension but in the end the film is overall a tear jerker.A romantic film for those that are interested. A MUST SEE for Johnny Depp fans. I would have rated the film higher if the ending was what I was hoping for Suzie and Cesar.8.5/10

namashi_1 Sally Potter's 'The Man Who Cried' is one of those disappointments, that hurt, dishearten & leave you exhausted.The film tells the story of a young Jewish girl who after being separated from her father in Soviet Russia, grows up in England. As a young adult, she moves to Paris (shortly before the beginning of World War II), and then flees to the United States when the Nazis move into the French capital. The idea, the backdrop, the characters look real in every frame. But the film doesn't hold, it loses energy after a point, in fact, the climax is a yawn.Potter, the director films,'The Man Who Cried' really well. But Potter the writer, pulls the efforts down. The writing is a mess. One can't grasp it's genre! Is it a musical, or is it a love story. Sorry, this doesn't work on its advantage. This was cinematographer Sacha Vierny last film, his work is memorable.Coming to acting, Christina Ricci not only looks maddening but also delivers a fantastic performance. She is the sole saving grace of this venture. Cate Blanchett is passable, while John Turturro seems in be in character throughout. Harry Dean Stanton is wasted. Johnny Depp sleepwalks. Claudia Lander-Duke, playing ricci as a kid, is good.'The Man Who Cried' is a colossal disappointment. Period!

Henry Fields I really don't know what was the purpose of Sally Potter when she made this movie. She begins telling the story of this Russian girl (CHristina Ricci) that has to go into exile in England and that's looking for her father. But Potter deflects the attention again and again to some irrelevant characters. Her script is quite imprecise and the way she shoots is sometimes pretentious and pompous, What's more remarkable about "The man who cried" is the performance of John Turturro (he perfectly plays an Italian opera singer) and Cate Blanchett. Christina Ricci is not specially brilliant (she can do better than that), and Johnny Depp is starting to make me sick with that silent-full-of-inner-life character.The music lovers will enjoy the soundtrack of the movie, but I don't think that's a good reason to watch this movie.*My rate: 3/10

kinbc I found this movie very compelling to watch in every way--except for the plot. I've submitted this comment to thank the poster who cleared up my confusion about who sang, and who lipped-synced. I thought the tenor voice was beautiful, and Ms.Ricchi (she made it clear in the movie that she never had any formal training) sounded sincere and feminine. The non-verbal relationship between C. and Johnny seemed believable and appropriate for two such marginalized social misfits. I would like to see them together in a less serious movie, because I think they ha great chemistry together. Since this is such a character driven movie, I'll close by saying that Ms. Blanchett was wonderful, but that I couldn't relate to Mr. T. being an opera singer. He just "looks" and has too many mannerisms that scream Italian-American. P.S. This is a good review--but it wasn't submitted by me"kinbc" in Canada. It is now Dec. 9th, so the rightful owner has probably moved on--now to find the Review that I did post...Kinbc