Synopsis
In early 1950s Vietnam, a young American becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle when he falls for the beautiful mistress of a British journalist. As war is waged around them, the trio sinks deeper into a world of drugs, passion, and betrayal where nothing is as it seems.
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Cast
- Michael CaineThomas Fowler
- Brendan FraserAlden Pyle
- Do Thi Hai YenPhuong
- Tzi MaHinh
- Rade ŠerbedžijaInspector Vigot
- Robert StantonJoe Tunney
- Holmes OsborneBill Granger
- Quang HaiGeneral Thé
- Ferdinand HoangMr. Muoi
- Pham Thi Mai HoaPhuong's Sister
Recommendations
- 100
Los Angeles Times
Star Michael Caine, who gives one of the great, inescapably moving performances in a career filled with them, based his character on personal impressions of the late author. And Greene's lifelong concern with moral ambiguity gives this film a texture and complexity that movies don't usually achieve. - 100
Washington Post
The narrative is lean, the supporting performances are solid, and, perhaps most crucially, the emotional tone of the piece is spot-on. - 90
Wall Street Journal
Ever since the movie made a brief appearance late last year to qualify for Oscar consideration, Mr. Caine's performance has been hailed as the best of his career, and surely that's true. - 90
The New York Times
Fowler may be the richest character of Mr. Caine's screen career. Slipping into his skin with an effortless grace, this great English actor gives a performance of astonishing understatement whose tone wavers delicately between irony and sadness. - 90
Washington Post
Thanks to Caine's subtly nuanced performance, there's a deeper dimension to everything. He's snappily ironic at times, sometimes amazingly delicate, always engaging. - 89
Austin Chronicle
In so many ways, The Quiet American speaks volumes. - 88
Boston Globe
The key to why the new ''American'' is so good and so true, though, is Brendan Fraser as the title character. - 80
The A.V. Club
Even as The Quiet American loses focus and urgency, Caine's performance keeps the doomed spirit of Greene's hero intact.
