Actor Matt Dillon (OVER THE EDGE, THE OUTSIDERS) makes his directorial debut with CITY OF GHOSTS, an atmospheric thriller about an American man who finds himself in a very dangerous Cambodia. Dillon plays Jimmy Cremmins, a New York scam artist who has been working as a front man for a phony insurance company established by his .. Read more
| Starring | Matt Dillon, James Caan, Natascha McElhone, Gerard Depardieu |
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| Director | Matt Dillon |
| Genres | Thriller |
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Actor Matt Dillon (OVER THE EDGE, THE OUTSIDERS) makes his directorial debut with CITY OF GHOSTS, an atmospheric thriller about an American man who finds himself in a very dangerous Cambodia. Dillon plays Jimmy Cremmins, a New York scam artist who has been working as a front man for a phony insurance company established by his employer, Marvin (James Caan). When the scam is exposed, Jimmy heads for Bangkok, where he meets an associate, Kaspar (Stellan Skarsgard), who informs him that Marvin is in Cambodia. Soon, Jimmy is prowling the streets of the downtrodden city, trying to solve a mystery that gets more convoluted every day. Along the way, he meets the beautiful Sophie (Natascha McElhone), an artist who wants Jimmy to leave his troubles behind. But Jimmy can't abandon Marvin that easily, for reasons that only he appears to know.
Written by Dillon and novelist/friend Barry Gifford (WILD AT HEART), CITY OF GHOSTS is an ambitious, entertaining mood piece that features enough twists and turns for three movies. Gerard Depardieu steals the show as an easily excitable bar/hotel proprietor.
| Starring | Matt Dillon, James Caan, Natascha McElhone, Gerard Depardieu, Sereyvuth Kem, Stellan Skarsgard |
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| Director | Matt Dillon |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: not available |
Old-fashioned, sub-Hemingway, Hollywood tough-guy melodrama that exploits its exotic locations to add novelty to its generic situations and characters.
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Plodding Thriller
This was a slow plodding thriller, very poorly directed. Matt Dillion should concentrate on his acting if this is anything to go by. There is no tension, no ... read more »
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city of ghosts
A fabulous and emotional cinematic journey.Quirky characters perform against a backdrop of intrigue and South east Asian culture...The soundtrack (Dengue Fever... read more »
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0 to 5 stars depending on if you like 'GOOD FILMS'
I got the plot at the start from reading the LOVEFILM synopsis and by about a third of the way through I had forgotten it, didn't ... read more »
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compulsive viewing
this film is actually very good and gripping, you are never completely convinced who is doing what and why, until the very end. I can't say that this was ... read more »
Matt Dillon credits his directorial debut on City Of Ghosts with turning his career around - because he was feeling "lost" in Hollywood. The actor wrote, directed and starred in the 2002 drama, and he is convinced it helped him re-prioritise his life. He tells Total Film magazine, "I'm really not interested in allowing my career to define who I am as a human being. The catalyst for me writing and directing that film was that I realised I was lost. I was depressed because I didn't get a job -... Read more
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