StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Patience Watson One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

Bigprisc I just recently watched this movie on IFC. And was pleasantly surprise when i first started watching it. But as it progressed, it just boggles me at the execution of it.Firstly, commendable performance from Jessica Alba. I am from Singapore, and the setting is close to my heart. For an American, she has definitely convinced me that she was local. Her accent is shaky, but then again, what's the right accent? But i think she played the role well. The other actors however, feels pretty flat. No ups no downs.Secondly, for the genre and the setting, this movie can be so much more. The script is very flat, the highs are not high enough, and the lows are not gripping enough. I do not feel for the characters, and I do not care for what this young British is going through.Thirdly, I couldn't tell that this takes place in the Malayan archipelago until I was told so in the movie. It just seems so contrive, for the lack of a better word. I should be angry, I should feel sad, I should feel that this is the most unfair world to live in. Yet... All i could see is, Jessica Alba doing a great job.I wish someone would re-write this screenplay, and add to this story, take away the crap that is completely unnecessary and make this as magical as it potentially could be.

kaitlynn lane This movie was brave and enchanting. It is about two star crossed lovers who can't be together because of heritage. It's the primitive version of Romeo and Juliet with an added twist of guilt. Jessica alba's character is so heart breaking to watch. She plays a girl who was forced to follow the rules of a world she was born into. A world that thinks she betrayed everything they stand for. Alba's character struggles with her romantic feelings for the Englishman. Sometimes she feels beneath him, and watching her struggle to find her place in a world she only half belongs is reason to watch it alone. In my opinion Titanic was the best romance movie of all time and this movie comes in a close second.

couching_tiger_eatin_popcorn The positives: It's shot pretty well. Has some interesting peripheral characters. Likable main character (albeit weak).The bad: Plot/story. Editing. Characters wasted. Jessica Alba.I'm a fan of sappy movies, but this movie is cringe-inducingly bad. I don't understand how anyone can hand over $12M to this Guy Jenkin. And before I go any further, I just want to say that I don't dislike Jessica Alba--I really wanted to like her in this film. However, Jessica Alba in her fake accent and her model poses made me miserable. She has absolutely no screen presence in this movie, and she ruins every scene she's in. Needless to say, the romance does not come off as believable(not even a tiny bit).All I saw throughout was the actors flapping their wings, trying to get this thing off the ground with what little they were given--but sadly, all this movie does is sink. There is no emotional connection, no emotional conflict, and nothing is gained. It's a pretty empty movie.

akrein9 The Sleeping Dictionary is about a British man named Truscot who went to explore the land of Sarawak. Truscot didn't know how to speak their language called Iban, So A Sleeping Dictionary named Selima (Jessica Alba) taught him how to speak the language and sleep together at the same time. While tutoring and having sex, Truscot and Selima were in love and wanted to get married, But the explores that went with Truscot didn't allow him to marrie Selima. The Sarawak Tribe didn't allow the marrige ethier and Selima and Truscot were banned from seeing each other or they would be killed. For the rest of the story, please buy or rent the movie to see what happened. For a suggestion, I rented my DVD from Hollywood Video.