Provoked

Theres a noble cause buried under all the clumsy speeches, blatant manipulations, and foreordained conflicts, but the thudding lack of subtlety proves exhausting. ( Read More )

Like the Britain of Tony Blair, its neither bloody awful nor bloody great. ( Read More )

Ann Hornaday

Unfortunately, Provoked possesses the tinny production values and schmaltzy music of a prime time special, despite its ensemble of terrific actors. ( Read More )

Marjorie Baumgarten

What should have turned out as a terrific movie about the crime of spousal abuse has instead received the equivalent of a ham handed molestation by director Mundhra. ( Read More )

What holds the story back is the narrative style, which depends too heavily on flashbacks and a slightly lethargic pace.Watch it for Ash, de glamourised and quite arty. ( Read More )