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He Was A Quiet Man
2007
A troubled loner and intent on killing his colleagues and himself, Bob Maconel is easy to dislike. As he plans to put a revolver to his head and the heads of those around him he drops the bullet. While on the floor searching for it someone else in despair of life with the same plan beats him to it. As he emerges a hero he .. Read more
| Starring | Christian Slater, Elisha Cuthbert, William H. Macy, Sascha Knopf |
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| Director | Frank A. Cappello |
| Genres | Drama |
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He Was A Quiet Man
A troubled loner and intent on killing his colleagues and himself, Bob Maconel is easy to dislike. As he plans to put a revolver to his head and the heads of those around him he drops the bullet. While on the floor searching for it someone else in despair of life with the same plan beats him to it. As he emerges a hero he discovers the one colleague he actually liked was severely wounded. Through her company can he discover pleasure in life or is he destined to live a life of despair?
| Starring | Christian Slater, Elisha Cuthbert, William H. Macy, Sascha Knopf, Jamison Jones |
|---|---|
| Director | Frank A. Cappello |
| Studio | HIGH FLIERS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 39 mins Watch now: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: , Watch Online: |
| Collections | New releases |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 26 May 2008 Watch now: 16 Oct 2009 Production year: 2007 |
| Watch now | Subscribe and watch this as part of an unlimited package. |
| Format | DVD |
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Giving a creepy fantasist everything he has ever dreamed of is the intriguing set-up squandered by this odd and aimless... read more on Time Out
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40 out of 42 people found this review helpful
Not really worth the effort
My wife and I actually went to see 'The Golden Compass', but could not get in, so watched this instead.
Wish we had not bothered.
Christian did act it well, and looked totally different to any other role he has played before, but to be honest the storyline was quite weak, and drawn out. Some very wierd scenes, and not even a good twist at the end, more like a cop out.
Don't want to give too much away, but overall a very poor film. -
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Flashy but left me empty
I have mixed feelings about this film. Overall, style triumphs over substance but there are some genuinely moving and original cinematic moments. The director uses just about every visual trick in the book to hook the viewer in . Timelapse, talking fish, CGI explosions, surreal dream sequences - they're all present in this quirky tale of a loner turned hero. .However, the eye candy and heavy use of orchestrated music fail to cover up the cracks in the overall narrative and weak script. Christian Slater is initially credible as the office nerd, but ultimately he's too good looking to pull it off for the whole movie - not quite method enough to convince. The other cast members are weakly fleshed out and there's not one single likeable character in this movie. The movie is worth watching for the curiosity factor - it reminded me of a Michel Gondry/ Aronofsky film but with less substance. A good movie concept but slightly overblown for my tastes.
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A troubled loner and intent on killing his colleagues and himself, Bob Maconel is easy to dislike. As he plans to put a revolver to his head and the heads of those around him he drops the bullet. ... -