Anyone really hate this movie?

Well I am not really into romance films but I liked it. If nothing else, the shots of the landscape were amazing.

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In my opinion the term "chick flick" is one of stupid sexism. It is one of the least informative descriptions I have ever encountered. Movies are merely good, bad or neither good nor bad. I personally found this one to be very good.


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This ISN'T a chick flick! The novelist was male and his concerns were not chick lit. What an insulting way to describe a film that is romantic but so much more.

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Why do people assume this is a "chick flick?" It's much, much more than a romantic drama! Haven't seen many chick flicks with revolutionary China, war lords, and cholera epidemic. If anything, it's more a dude flick when you view Walter's almost cruel treatment and punishment for Kitty's indiscretion. Granted, she was in the wrong, but then Walter wasn't much of an exciting guy until she saw the honor, nobility, and selflessness in him. In the end, he did her a huge favor dragging her off to such an un forsaken place as he did. In my book, The Painted Veil is a plain good flick.

Was this categorized as a chick-flick? Really? I guess so, when you think about it. Oh, how I loved it. The acting was incredible, the story was so moving, and the cinematography was breathtaking. I watched this movie when it first came out just a year or so after I had been married, and it kinda forced me to look through a new lens at how I was perceiving my own relationship! I thought the whole thing was beautiful. Humans are so quick to discredit and try to change one another. We get in and out of relationships, friendships, wars and social debates over such petty things...

Hate is an awfully strong word, but I will admit that I didn't think it was very good.

I'm sort of the opposite of you, to be honest. I'm a guy myself, but I actually find that I enjoy many chick flicks. Or, to phrase that more accurately, I often enjoy GOOD chick flicks and movies with good love stories and romantic themes, although romantic comedies are usually bad.

But I just didn't see the appeal of this film. I gave it a 5 for cinematography alone, but the story was beyond dull and insanely slow paced. Watts and Norton had no chemistry at all (which was fine for half the film, but not the other), the acting by Watts was uninspired and wooden, and I felt absolutely zero emotion towards either of them for the entire movie. Plus, they were both very unlikable people which made it easier for me to just not care about what happened to them.

I personally fail to see how anyone could give it an 8 or higher.

All the stuff here about this being a "chick flick" is more depressing than the worst moments of this fine movie. Have we descended so far that movies about real human problems, failings--which are part of being human--and courage, if not heroism, are scoffed at because the (perceived) central character is a woman? First of all, I don't think this is any more female oriented than male. What it is is human, and if that doesn't satisfy, certain viewers would probably be happier with Stallone or Vin Diesel. Walter's predicament is at least as bad as Kitty's, and his is actually the more sympathetic character. All he wants is to help suffering mankind. Oh, and to have a faithful wife. Kitty is self-indulgent, leading to the extra-marital affair and a love of playing game. (It's not that we don't have sympathy for her plight; I'm only trying to get the scales a little more balanced.) The gradual way in which the two overcome their personal weaknesses and reach out to each other is very satisfying. The film is beautifully acted and photographed. I only hope that potentially appreciative viewers will not be deterred by all the "chick flick" complaining.