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This darkly imaginative film from director Neil Jordan (THE CRYING GAME, INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE) follows Claire, a psychic New England housewife (Annette Bening) who loses her grip on reality when her dreams connect with those of a psychotic child murderer (Robert Downey Jr.). Centered around a ghost town submerged in the .. Read more

Starring	Annette Bening, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Robert Downey Jr.
Director	Neil Jordan
Genres	Thriller

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- "...[Bening] is terrific....There are also solid performances from THE CRYING GAME's Stephen Rea and Aidan Quinn....[Jordan] is a talented filmmaker, and his hauntingly eerie approach seems fresh..."
- 8530
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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- - 26
  - 5
  DON'T WATCH TRAILER BEFORE SEEING FILM
  
  I WANTED TO SEE ANOTHER FILM WITH ANNETTE BENING & I'M GLAD I CHOSE THIS ONE. SHE WAS GREAT AS USUAL. A THRILLER IT WAS: WHO WAS KILLING THESE LITTLE ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Sparkie
  - Bristol, UK
  - 15 Feb 2005 at 17:41
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- - 1
  - 0
  Have a power nap instead.
  
  Wow, this is bad. Ok, I quite liked the production design, and especially liked the opening underwater sequence and the scene where Bening drives her car off ... read more »
  
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- - danieljparsons
  - 113 reviews
  - Ashford
  - 02 Jan 2010 at 15:59
- - 2
  - 0
  Hollow and Depressing
  
  I ended up pressing the fast forward button. So depressing and lacking in satisfaction. The sudden and ridiculous introduction of Downey's character, what ... read more »
  
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- 811293
- - nyb
  - 3 reviews
  - Scotland
  - 16 Sep 2009 at 16:49
- - 1
  - 0
  Complicated and all over the shop
  
  Messily structured film that is often hard to follow. Benning is usually a polished serious actress but just grates as the whiney lead. She is somewhat ... read more »
  
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- 660618
- - a customer
  - Surrey
  - 18 Nov 2008 at 12:38
- - 0
  - 0
  Good film
  
  Very dark and quite creepy. Enjoyed this a lot. Nice psychological drama but sometimes hard to work out what was going on!
  
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  - Leicester
  - 23 May 2008 at 00:46
- - 0
  - 0
  More Robert please
  
  I thoroughly enjoyed this film but wish that Robert Downey Junior had a bigger part to play in it. It's also a shame we didnt' see more of Aiden Quinn ... read more »
  
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  - Dulwich, London
  - 22 Jan 2008 at 12:04
- - 0
  - 0
  Odd film.
  
  Film seemed a bit odd, but was interesting in places, worth a watch.
  
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  - Norwich
  - 21 Oct 2007 at 17:08
- - 0
  - 0
  Nuts.
  
  I lost patience woth this extremely silly movie after the first half an hour, but sat it out till the end,hoping it would improve. Neil Jordan seems to have ... read more »
  
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- - granita
  - 216 reviews
  - Farnham
  - 24 May 2007 at 22:10
- - 0
  - 0
  Promising - But Then...
  
  Oh dear! I couldn't believe that this lame effort was directed by Neil Jordan - and it's not as if he's never done this type of psychological horror... read more »
  
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- - wikkidsmyle
  - 438 reviews
  - Newmarket
  - 29 Mar 2007 at 09:32
- - 0
  - 0
  Forgettable
  
  Within 2 mins of watching this film I realised I'd already seen it. But hadn't recognised the title, actors or the plot description. What truely ... read more »
  
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  - Middlesbrough
  - 03 Aug 2005 at 18:12
- - 0
  - 0
  Great Film
  
  This is a really great film, thrilling, edge of the seat......take a look and see what you think
  
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  - Stowmarket, Suffolk
  - 01 Aug 2005 at 21:25
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- - 26
  - 5
  DON'T WATCH TRAILER BEFORE SEEING FILM
  
  I WANTED TO SEE ANOTHER FILM WITH ANNETTE BENING & I'M GLAD I CHOSE THIS ONE. SHE WAS GREAT AS USUAL. A THRILLER IT WAS: WHO WAS KILLING THESE LITTLE ... read more »
  
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- 72754
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Sparkie
  - Bristol, UK
  - 15 Feb 2005 at 17:41
- - 7
  - 0
  Not quite a nightmare
  
  Robert Downey was in this film and the more recent 'Gothika'. Both are ghostly stories concerned with madness, asylums, serial murder and the ... read more »
  
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- - Tim Turner
  - Manchester
  - 11 Jul 2004 at 14:24
- - 4
  - 0
  A disjointed and incoherent mess
  
  Claire Cooper(Anette Benning) is a illustrator for Children's books. She's happily married to a pilot(Aiden Quinn) and they live in a beautiful house ... read more »
  
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- - Philip Concannon
  - London
  - 16 Nov 2004 at 17:54
- - 2
  - 0
  Hollow and Depressing
  
  I ended up pressing the fast forward button. So depressing and lacking in satisfaction. The sudden and ridiculous introduction of Downey's character, what ... read more »
  
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- 811293
- - nyb
  - 3 reviews
  - Scotland
  - 16 Sep 2009 at 16:49
- - 1
  - 0
  Well I liked it
  
  One of the reviewres here really hated this film, and I get their point, its no masterpiece, and no it isn't scary, but I still think its really good and ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - uk
  - 26 May 2005 at 15:57
- - 1
  - 0
  Complicated and all over the shop
  
  Messily structured film that is often hard to follow. Benning is usually a polished serious actress but just grates as the whiney lead. She is somewhat ... read more »
  
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- 660618
- - a customer
  - Surrey
  - 18 Nov 2008 at 12:38
- - 1
  - 0
  Have a power nap instead.
  
  Wow, this is bad. Ok, I quite liked the production design, and especially liked the opening underwater sequence and the scene where Bening drives her car off ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 844288
- - danieljparsons
  - 113 reviews
  - Ashford
  - 02 Jan 2010 at 15:59
- - 0
  - 0
  Great Film
  
  This is a really great film, thrilling, edge of the seat......take a look and see what you think
  
  Report this review
- 129973
- - a customer
  - Stowmarket, Suffolk
  - 01 Aug 2005 at 21:25
- - 0
  - 0
  Forgettable
  
  Within 2 mins of watching this film I realised I'd already seen it. But hadn't recognised the title, actors or the plot description. What truely ... read more »
  
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- 130748
- - a customer
  - Middlesbrough
  - 03 Aug 2005 at 18:12
- - 0
  - 0
  Not too bad
  
  It's an OK film with some cool visuals. Robert Downey Jnr is pretty good in so far as the role allows him to be. I would say watch it but dont make it ... read more »
  
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- - AcrobatasticImp
  - London
  - 25 Jun 2005 at 15:09

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Critics' reviews
- "...[Bening] is terrific....There are also solid performances from THE CRYING GAME's Stephen Rea and Aidan Quinn....[Jordan] is a talented filmmaker, and his hauntingly eerie approach seems fresh..."
- 8530
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Unattractive psychological thriller that begins on a note of hysteria and remains on that high-pitched level throughout.
- 30678
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
- Immediately signalling its blend of supernatural horror and intense psychological drama, Jordan's film opens with a... read more on Time Out
- 43849
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- "...Neil Jordan has directed it furiously, with a lush, insinuating visual style that gets right under the skin..."
- 8529
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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- In Dreams
  
  This darkly imaginative film from director Neil Jordan (THE CRYING GAME, INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE) follows Claire, a psychic New England housewife (Annette Bening) who loses her grip on reality when her dreams connect with those of a psychotic child murderer (Robert Downey Jr.). Centered around a ...