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  • 2011
  • R
  • Lleju Productions
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2011
  • R
  • Lleju Productions
  • 1 h 46 m
The Chameleon

Summary Spain 2000: a young man calling himself Nicholas Randall Mark and claiming to be American turns himself into the Spanish police. He says he was kidnapped by a cult. The Spanish police believe him to be an impostor but the sister of the young man seeks him out and takes him back to the United States where other members of his family seem ...

Directed By: Jean-Paul Salomé

Written By: Natalie Carter, Christophe d'Antonio, Jean-Paul Salomé

  • 2011
  • R
  • Lleju Productions
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2011
  • R
  • Lleju Productions
  • 1 h 46 m

The Chameleon

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary Spain 2000: a young man calling himself Nicholas Randall Mark and claiming to be American turns himself into the Spanish police. He says he was kidnapped by a cult. The Spanish police believe him to be an impostor but the sister of the young man seeks him out and takes him back to the United States where other members of his family seem ...

Directed By: Jean-Paul Salomé

Written By: Natalie Carter, Christophe d'Antonio, Jean-Paul Salomé

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Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Jul 14, 2011
Ms. Barkin is almost unrecognizable as this bedraggled bundle of rage and disappointment. Exploding from deep within, her devastating performance hijacks the film.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 10, 2011
Like last year's "All Good Things," this fictionalized take on a still unresolved true-crime case of deception and disappearance can't help but intrigue, though the execution falls short of its full potential.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 8, 2011
Salomé and co-writer Natalie Carter offer some explanatory psychology, but the complexities remain underdeveloped. Still, you won't be bored.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 5, 2011
If Barkin and Grondin create a swamp's worth of deceptive intricacies in their moments together, the rest of the cast is regulated to expository mop-up duty.
By Glenn Heath Jr. FULL REVIEW
30
Jul 12, 2011
Screenwriters, take note: Unless your story is a whodunit, it's an unforgivable flaw to telegraph early and often that, sometime during the final act, we should anticipate the proverbial rug to be pulled.
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Production Company Lleju Productions, Loma Nasha, Gordonstreet Pictures, Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Restons Groupés Production, Vendredi Film, Canal+, Orange Cinéma Séries, Région Rhône-Alpes, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
Release Date Jul 8, 2011
Duration 1 h 46 m
Rating R
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Tagline How do you know what you see is really the truth?
Website http://www.thechameleonmovie.com/
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