Death Defying Acts Critic Reviews
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Based upon 5 Critic Reviews- Highest Rated
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A minor but satisfying entry in the "what if" historical-fantasy genre.Read the full review
A handsome contraption that's never very engaging, let alone convincing.Read the full review
Far more diverting and well crafted than its promotion-free release campaign might suggest. Then again, for a film largely based on the notion that "nothing is what it seems," such lowered expectations may actually work in its favor.Read the full review
Ms. Zeta-Jones is too elegant for the lowlife she's supposed to be, Ms. Ronan isn't endearing enough to be a ragamuffin, and, under Gillian Armstrong's direction, never for a minute do you believe they're mother and daughter.Read the full review
What it lacks is a villain, and magic without danger is simply a parlor trick, which is what the film becomes.Read the full review
