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Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Birthday Girl
2001
**
Director: Jez Butterworth
Cast: Ben Chaplin, Nicole Kidman, Vincent Cassel, Mathieu Kassovitz, Kate Evans

An English bank clerk gets more than he bargained for when his mail order bride from Russia arrives. The film has a promising start but as soon as the girl's "relatives" show up, we get all the usual Russian stereotypes and the film takes a wrong turn. Towards the end all credibility is thrown out of the window and you're left with a strong feeling of disappointment.