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Lions Gate Films


6.6

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MPAA RATING: R for sexual content and language

Starring Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, Thomas Jane, and Monica Bellucci

An intense, psychological thriller, with veteran Police Captain Victor Benezet (Freeman) squaring off against prominent tax attorney Henry Hearst (Hackman) -- two life-hardened and well-matched opponents motivated by reasons more complex and personal than the pursuit of duty or the defense of reputation. (Lions Gate Films)

GENRE(S):	Crime
WRITTEN BY:	Tom Provost W. Peter Iliff John Wainwright (book Brainwash)
DIRECTED BY:	Stephen Hopkins
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: January 2, 2001 Video: January 2, 2001 Theatrical: September 22, 2000
RUNNING TIME:	110 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA / France

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Offers the pleasures of a chamber drama's bravura performances from a pair of supremely accomplished pros.

Rolling Stone Peter Travers

Hackman and Freeman will pin you to your seat.

Film.com Henry Cabot Beck

A decent, smart, well-acted film.

Dallas Observer Andy Klein

Ninety percent of this thriller is absolutely terrific; but the 10 percent that fails is so troubling that it threatens to undermine all that is wonderful in the rest.

Salon.com Andrew O'Hehir

An engrossing, gem-hard little popcorn-cruncher.

Entertainment Weekly Ty Burr

Pits the two actors against each other in a ''long night of the soul'' talkathon that director Stephen Hopkins' jerky editing techniques can't quite spark into sustained life.

Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson

For many, the enticement of seeing two old pros smartly step through their pressurized pas de deux might be reason enough to buy a ticket.

New York Daily News Jami Bernard

There is undeniable pleasure in watching these pros at work, but the murky depths of the soul can make for a dreary two hours.

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

Good acting and an effectively claustrophobic mood compensate for a story that doesn't add up to much in the long run.

TV Guide Ken Fox

Not even the high-caliber talents of Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman can save this stagy, ridiculously over-baked psychological thriller.

New York Post Jonathan Foreman

A profound disappointment, given its cast and source material.

The New York Times A.O. Scott

Appears to be a somewhat sinister episode of "Nightline."

LA Weekly Ella Taylor

Overproduced, psychologically muddled, and burdened with an enchantingly overheated screenplay.

Village Voice Dennis Lim

Strangely, there's no thrust and parry to this potentially heavyweight mind game. The effect is more like a tennis match in which every feebly contested point ends with an unforced error.

The average user rating for this movie is 6.6 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Paul gave it a 10:
Excellent film, difficult end, but very interesting. If you ask, where is the plot, you probably didn't undertsand the film.

Adrian B. gave it a 10:
Previous reviewers must not have understood this movie, an understandable shortcoming considering it's complexity. The plot was in depth and the film was basically a character study. The acting was brilliant and the directorial style was excellent. A movie that really makes you think, even after the credits roll.

Lloyd A. gave it a 0:
Too bad such good actors were in a movie this bad. Where was the plot?

Michael F. gave it a 5:
This is one boring movie. The acting though is great! The directing is very stylish but the writing is pretty bad. Who cares about the whole rape, this movie talks about the same subjects for 110 minutes! Parts are good but most of it isn't. I was really disappointed, and I always have faith in Freeman and Hackman! What a shame.

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Under Suspicion Lions Gate Films

Under Suspicion
Lions Gate Films