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Spartan Details

2004

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When a U.S. government secret agent is assigned to rescuing the kidnapped daughter of a high ranking government official, he realises all is not what it seems. Read more

Starring	Val Kilmer, William H. Macy, Derek Luke
Director	David Mamet
Genres	Thriller

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Spartan

When a U.S. government secret agent is assigned to rescuing the kidnapped daughter of a high ranking government official, he realises all is not what it seems.

Starring	Val Kilmer, William H. Macy, Derek Luke
Director	David Mamet
Studio	WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 43 mins
Certificate
Genres	Thriller
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2004 To Rent: DVD: 21 Feb 2005

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- Compelling...superb dialogue and twists...his [Kilmer's] is a powerful performance
- 12915
- - Empire
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
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  Without spoiling the plot, this movie is a rollercoast of twists and dips, nothing is what it seems at all. A very well directed and well acted movie, top stuff... read more »
  
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  - 27 Feb 2005 at 12:22
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  Val Goes Hunting
  
  Fairly exciting abduction movie, complete with plenty of guns and killings, which seem to be par for the course in most films of this type these days. Val ... read more »
  
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  - 24 Oct 2011 at 16:27
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  Taken with a Budget
  
  This plot is almost a clone of the film Taken with Liam Neeson. Its a different style but the essiential plot is identical
  
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  - 14 Aug 2011 at 21:17
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  With a name like Spartan it should've been mint!
  
  Honestly, I turned it off after half an hour! None of the characters make any sense, you no idea of who is doing what and the dialogue seems forced and ... read more »
  
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Butler slimmed down after unflattering paparazzi shots
- WENN Newsdesk
- 08 Oct 2011
Gerard Butler was spurred on to lose weight after unflattering pictures of him relaxing on holiday hit the headlines. The Scottish star, who famously bulked up to play a Spartan warrior in 300, stunned film fans recently by sporting a slender new look to portray surfing icon Rick 'Frosty' Hesson in new film Mavericks - but Butler admits he had another motive to drop the weight. He tells CNN talk show host Piers Morgan, "I saw those photos and that changed me. I changed my life actually. I was... Read more
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