The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Separate Lies
Romance · Drama · Thriller · 2005
Following a traffic accident, things take a turn when the victim's identity is revealed.
Movie details
Separate Lies
2005 Romance · Drama · Thriller 1h 25m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.8 / 10
Community rating
Following a traffic accident, things take a turn when the victim's identity is revealed.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Separate Lies?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Julian Fellowes
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Tom Wilkinson
James Manning
Emily Watson
Anne Manning
Hermione Norris
Priscilla
Rupert Everett
Bill Bule
Richenda Carey
Sarah Tufnell
Linda Bassett
Maggie
John Neville
Lord Rawston
Court is in session
Put Separate Lies on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.