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Genre :

Drama, Thriller

Release Date :

July 21, 2006 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Lee Daniels

Starring :

Helen Mirren, Cuba Gooding Jr., Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Stephen Dorff, Mo'Nique, Vanessa Ferlito, Macy Gray

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

“..the upper-class hit-man movie..”
by Aaron Riccio [Film Monthly]
2 of 4

“..never quite becomes anything more than a mildly diverting thriller..”
by David Nusair [Reel Film Reviews]
1 of 10

“..It was all just so boringly unoriginal it was insulting..”
by Liam Cullin [Empire Movies]
4 of 4

“..highly unusual killer thriller..”
by [Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste]
2.5 of 4

“..has a bracing, off-kilter sensibility-a mixture of mordant humor and melancholy-that mostly compensates for the occasional lulls and clunky, obvious moments..”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
0.5 of 4

“..a major disappointment..”
by Jay Antani [Slant Magazine]
“..," a drama that mixes originality with clich?s to predictably ill effect..”
by Shlomo Schwartzberg [Boxoffice Magazine]
Review rate : C
Reviewed by Michael Sragow [The Baltimore Sun]
Reviewed by Stephen Williams [Los Angeles Times]
Reviewed by Robert Koehler [Variety]
Reviewed by Dennis Lim [Village Voice]
Reviewed by Eric Allen Hatch [Baltimore City Paper]

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Dr. Don is so hot. If he gave me the chance I would fu** the sh** out of him. TWICE! LOL

posted by Milla on Nov 24, 2008

I love CGJ. This was an excellent movie. His body shots put the icing on the cake and his love scenes were abs Hot

posted by lalique on Jun 09, 2009
 
 

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