Review 1:
"...Stunning to watch. With compositions awash in the dark, burnished colors and striking plays of light and shadow that characterize Vermeer's work..."
Source: Movieline's Hollywood Life
p.112-13 12/01/2003
Review 2:
"...[T]he care that has gone into making EARRING, a dexterous and absorbing visual re-creation of the lighting and the look that Vermeer achieved in his work, is a tribute to the director Peter Webber's own group of artisans."
Source: New York Times
p.E19 12/12/2003
Review 3:
"...[A] film of great beauty, and that is something worth appreciating."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.C4 12/12/2003
Review 4:
"It's a measure of the mesmerizing power of GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING and the flawless performances of Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson that audiences feel as if they are spying on a moment of artistic inspiration when painter Vermeer creates the title work."
Source: USA Today
p.11E 12/12/2003
Review 5:
"...It gets you to see the world through new -- which is to say, old -- eyes..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.60 12/12/2003