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The Deal

Overview

Genre :

Drama, Thriller

Release Date :

June 17, 2005 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Harvey Kahn

Starring :

Selma Blair, Christian Slater, Angie Harmon, John Heard, Robert Loggia, Colm Feore, Kevin Tighe, Paul McGillion, Francoise Yip, Mike Dopud

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  Be the 1st!

2 of 5

“..winds up being another predictable political thriller whose various twists and turns will hardly come as surprises..”
by Peter Sobczynski [eFilmCritic]
3.5 of 5

“..never really digs deep enough to deliver the goods..”
by [E! Online]
“..comes off as a remarkably dull economics lecture posing as a corporate thriller..”
by David Nusair [Reel Film Reviews]
“..a dialogue-heavy affair that, while overly complicated, turns out to be pretty predictable in the end..”
by Bob Strauss [L.A. Daily News]
“..a big-budget thriller shoved into an indie-sized film..”
by Keith Phipps [The Onion A.V. Club]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Jules Brenner [filmcritic]
2 of 4
Reviewed by [Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Mark Keizer [Boxoffice Magazine]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Matias Frey [The Boston Phoenix]
Reviewed by Robert Koehler [Variety]

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