A cagey, claustrophobic noir thriller highlighted by a few clever plot twists, some nicely- honed dialogue, and a half-dozen top-notch performances.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Elvis Mitchell
Events are minor and they unfold slowly. The audience has plenty of time to get ahead of the game.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
Spacey's deft directing can't offset a script that wants to be Chinatown and ends up as indigestible chop suey.Read Full Review »
Could have been a decent psychological portrait; it ends up being a fairly weak thriller.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Susan Wloszczyna
Pretentious and show-offy, the noirish drama fairly reeks of film-student overkill.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Spacey does what can be done with the material, but it never achieves takeoff velocity.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
Ultimately, the talented cast -- among them M. Emmet Walsh, Faye Dunaway, Skeet Ulrich, and Viggo Mortensen -- play to their easiest star turns rather than their most interesting strengths.Read Full Review »