Review of The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008) by Terry M — 31 Dec 2009

Can't wait to see her as Victoria on Eclipse....

This review of The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008) was written by Terry M on 31 December 2009.

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Alex S (2,786) on 26 Jun 2011

LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND is a film that tries too hard to be significant and important and barely keeps the viewer seated until it is…

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By Brian Tallerico (1,600) for Movie Retriever (197) on 08 Jan 2010

A clearly inferior piece of writing that doesn't have the emotional resonance of even previously acknowledged mediocre works by Williams…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 07 Jan 2010

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By Ana C (170) on 21 Mar 2010

Like a very typical love story between a rich girl and a poor boy, with the usual ending. it did not come up to the true level of a good movie…

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By Craig T (648) on 11 Nov 2010

Interesting, and strangely different little movie, based on an unknown Williams play, flows along nicely, thou will say gotta agree with…

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This Tennesse Williams period story is strangely delightful and focuses on life in the south in the late 1920s…

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