Quiet American

Pros: Plot, Photography, Fraser, Caine
Cons: none

A lot of descriptive terms spring to mind when I think of war movies. Tragic. Harrowing. Gritty. ...

Pros: Caine, Fraser, Noyce's pace and direction
Cons: Some will not like the criticism of America

The timing of the release of "The Quiet American" seems all too relevant in light of recent events in the Middle East. Even though the setting of the movie is in a different part of the world, it is a harsh look at America playing policeman of the world....

Pros: Nice story, good twists
Cons: Not a lot of action

The Quiet American stars Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser in a story of political intrigue and a love triangle set in 1950’s pre-war Vietnam. It is directed by Phillip Noyce, who previously helmed The Saint and two of Tom Clancy’s novel ...

Pros: acting, flow of story, cinematography
Cons: political message might bee a bit too subtle

Brendan Fraser is an actor that makes me scratch my head. He can be very good, such as in Gods and Monsters and C rash. On the other hand, he chooses projects such as T he ...

Pros: Some great acting performances, authenticity
Cons: The acting performance of Do Thi Hai Yen and some other minor flaws

I am a huge fan of Graham Greene. Having been introduced to the great writer by my parents, I have read quite a handful of his books, among them The Third Man and The End of the Affair. I have watched both film adaptations as well....

Pros: Superb allegorical story, relevant to today. A combination murder mystery, romantic triangle, war, spy movie
Cons: Perhaps . . . a little too by the numbers.

Who was Graham Greene's title character in his 1955 capstone novel, The Quiet American? In Phillip Noyce's "new" film version, we see him first in his now grime besmirched white suit, being dumped into the Mykong River, and later in a Saigon ...

Pros: Subtlety in a noisy year.
Cons: None in particular.

The one frequently recurring character in Graham Greene’s oeuvre is that of an Englishman, or a mixture thereof, who has become quietly accustomed to his adopted surroundings: usually somewhere off in the far-flung regions of the third world. At odds...

Pros: Outstanding, understated performance by Michael Caine
Cons: Some may see depiction of U.S. involvement as unfair and inaccurate

“The Quiet American” is based on the novel by Graham Greene, screenplay by Robert Schenkkan and Christopher Hampton, directed by Phillip Noyce. It is a story of romance and political intrigue in the exotic setting of colonial Viet Nam in the 1950’s, ...

Pros: Well directed and acted, great cinematography, fairly true to the novel.
Cons: Nothing major.

Graham Greene’s The Quiet American is about a love triangle set against Vietnam’s struggle for independence during the fifties. The screen adaptation (unlike many) is pretty faithful to the original, and the visual aspect enhances the ...

Pros: Central performances by Caine and Fraser. Noyce's sure hand with action and character
Cons: bad real world timing.

Talk about your social/historical artistic blunders, the factors that consider time and place and historical events surrounding the making and the timing of a piece of art. Michael Caine plays Thomas Fowler, an English journalist posted in Vietnam during...

Pros: Superb Michael Caine performance; engaging story; vivid cinematography
Cons: Phuong's ambiguity; Brendan Fraser plays "Brendan Fraser" again

Dateline: Saigon, 1952. Thomas Fowler (Michael Caine), a British reporter, has settled into a cozy, hedonistic life with his Vietnamese mistress, Phuong (Do Thi Hai Yen). But this colonial idyll cannot last. The natives are getting restless. The French...

Pros: Amazing performances by Caine & Fraser, great plot
Cons: Only minor details that are easily overlooked

Due to the inherent constraints of their medium, movies often struggle to simply get a single clear and concise message across. More often than not, stories which get across a point on several different levels can only be pulled off in novels, and even ...

Pros: Michael Caine is - no surprise - brilliant.
Cons: Story could have used more time to fill out story/character details.

Reportedly only released last year thanks to a protest by star Michael Caine, director Phillip N ...

Pros: Great performances, potent story of political and personal intrigue.
Cons: Nothing really aside from no full frontal Caine--solid film

"Sooner or later one has to take sides if one is to remain human," a character states in Phillip Noyce's fine new drama, THE QUIET AMERICAN. And taking sides indeed becomes a crucial motif in the escalating political and social turmoil that is 1952...

Pros: acting, plot, mood, twists
Cons: not for everyone

I generally enjoy historical films and like watching Michael Caine, but was didn't expect much from Brendan Fraser. I was pleasantly surprised, and this film was even better than I expected.

The Quiet American is set in Vietnam...