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78 out of 100

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  • Starring: Al Pacino, Hilary Swank, Robin Williams
  • Summary: From acclaimed director Christopher Nolan ("Memento") comes the story of Will Dormer (Pacino), a veteran LAPD detective who travels to a small Alaskan town with his partner Hap (Donovan) to investigate the disturbing murder of a seventeen year-old girl. (Warner Bros.)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 36
  3. Negative: 1 out of 36
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    100
    A rare case of an American remake that actually improves on a European movie.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    Nolan's intention was clearly to cast the material in a more conventional Hollywood mold without turning it into namby-pamby nonsense, and he succeeds admirably.
  3. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    38
    Nolan pushes the twilight-zone atmosphere so hard that it loses its capacity for mystery. When it's not assaulting us with jolting audiovisual expressions of fatigue, this movie plays like a pedestrian response to David Lynch's effortlessly eerie "Twin Peaks."

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 41
  3. Negative: 11 out of 41
  1. A.Stevens
    10
    An excellent director combined with amazing actors(williams and pacino in particular) and a compelling script combine to make a highly successful and thrilling film.… Expand
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  2. Famousdog
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An exceptional film, but not "better than" the original Norwegian version. The original is creepier and more morally compromised than the American version. Pacino's Dormer is ultimately redeemed, whilst Skargard's Engstom is not.… Expand
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  3. MaraD.
    3
    Despite the expected great acting from the main cast, the film seemed eternal and I found myself waiting for it to end. It is ironically the cure for it's own title.… Expand
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