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Overview


Genre :

Thriller

Release Date :

February 13, 2009

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Tom Tykwer

Starring :

Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ulrich Thomsen, Jack McGee, Brian F. O'Byrne, Victor Slezak, Remy Auberjonois

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

3 of 4

“..so audacious, so supremely well crafted..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
2 of 5

“..one of the chattiest action-dramas in recent memory..”
by Joe Neumaier [NY Daily News]
2 of 4

“..good-looking, tautly paced and sophisticated..”
by Moira Macdonald [Seattle Times]
2.5 of 4

“..a well-made and handsome drama..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
Review rate : B-

“..a smartly done adult thriller..”
by Sean Axmaker [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
“..a sleek travelogue thriller..”
by A.O. Scott [NY Times]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Sean O'Connell [Filmcritic.com]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Jim Lane [Sacramento News & Review]
Review rate : C
Reviewed by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Bret McCabe [Orlando Weekly]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Josh Rosenblatt [Austin Chronicle]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret News]

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