Birthday Girl Movie Review 2002

Love story cum actioner stars Chaplin as a timid London bank clerk, John, and Kidman as Nadia, his mysterious and sexy online Russian mail-order bride with a secret. Nadia doesn't speak English, but the two begin to speak the international language anyway. Afraid, intrigued, then tickled with his Soviet missus who brings some color into his dull, drab life, John hardly has time to wallow in his newfound bliss when he's beset by Russian baddies (Frenchmen Kassovitz and Cassel) claiming to be Nadia's relatives, who show up on his doorstep one day. Kidman shows her range, however, and reportedly learned Russian for the film. Decent turn from the Butterworth clan, who also produced the hip debut film "Mojo."

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 93 minutes.
Originally from United States, British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Mail-Order Brides, Moscow Mafia, Scams, Stings & Cons, Great Britain

Screenplay

Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth

Cast

Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassel, Mathieu Kassovitz, Kate Evans

Cinematography

Oliver Stapleton

Director

Jez Butterworth

Music

Stephen Warbeck

Other

Ian Fuller, Christopher Tellefsen, Diann Wajon, Phoebe de Gaye, Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski

Producer

Eric Abraham, Stephen Butterworth, Diana Phillips, Portobello Pictures, FilmFour, Mirage Enterprises, Miramax Films