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2004

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Wayne and Eileen live the American Dream; they've raised two children and have built up a successful business. Their harmony is suddenly disrupted, however, when Wayne is kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote forest. While Wayne negotiates for his life, Eileen must work with the FBI to secure his release, but as time passes,.. Read more

Starring	Robert Redford, Helen Mirren, Willem Dafoe, Alessandro Nivola
Director	Pieter Jan Brugge
Genres	Thriller

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- A virtual masterclass in the craft of acting... mesmerising to watch
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- - LA Film Festival
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
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  Worth a shot!
  
  Although this became a very confusing at some points but be assured it all comes together at the end. Robert Redford played a great part and so did Helen ... read more »
  
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  - Mandy
  - Blackpool, England
  - 28 Jan 2005 at 21:30
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  its good
  
  Wayne and Eileen live the American Dream; they've raised two children and have built up a successful business. Their harmony is suddenly disrupted, however... read more »
  
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  - 08 Oct 2010 at 12:04
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  For die hard redford fans only very slow and story lets a good cast down
  
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- - lightning
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  - Burton-on-Trent
  - 22 Feb 2010 at 12:33
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  Boring
  
  Absolutely boring! Kept waiting for the story to begin - it never did! Helen Mirren was a waste of time walking around totally expressionless all the time. ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 13 Feb 2010 at 09:07
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  Enjoyable but seemed to lose the plot towards the end. Good performances from Helen Mirren and Robert Redford but 3-star rating overall.
  
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  - Mansfield
  - 25 Nov 2009 at 10:06
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  The Clearing
  
  All star cast.Well worth a watch
  
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  - grrenfingers
  - 136 reviews
  - New Milton
  - 30 Jun 2009 at 19:14
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  hmm....
  
  Probably a good film, but just diddn't do it for me....don't know why!!
  
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  - Herts
  - 07 Jun 2009 at 10:21
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  Good film but a bit flat. The ending did not do justice to the maticulous planning of the main plot still worth a watch.
  
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  - Stoke-on-Trent
  - 28 Apr 2009 at 18:00
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  The Clearing
  
  Absolutely fabulous film, Helen Mirren at her best!!
  
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- - Katie78
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  - Peterborough
  - 21 Apr 2009 at 10:17
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  Refreshingly Different
  
  I really enjoyed this film. Refreshing to watch a film with no heroes etc.
  
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- - BakerLady
  - 5 reviews
  - Aylesbury
  - 27 Feb 2009 at 11:56
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  Avoid! Avoid!! Avoid!!!
  
  Hi Folks
  
  No story line.
  
  Walk in the woods about a tense as watching, paint dry, or grass grow.
  
  Boring booooooorrrrrring!!read more »
  
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  - Bridgwater
  - 04 Feb 2009 at 10:47
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- - 40
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  Worth a shot!
  
  Although this became a very confusing at some points but be assured it all comes together at the end. Robert Redford played a great part and so did Helen ... read more »
  
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  - Mandy
  - Blackpool, England
  - 28 Jan 2005 at 21:30
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  Why did this dissapear?
  
  Top cast,fine script,exellent plot and gripping throughout - so why did this one dissapear off the radar almost as soon as it was released? - a real shame ... read more »
  
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- - Stevieb47
  - 89 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 26 Apr 2005 at 22:13
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  No Clearer
  
  With Robert Redford and Willem Dafoe in the cast I thought this might be interesting, even though it had a standard plot. But the film just didn't go ... read more »
  
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- - LUKE SMITH
  - Thornton Heath, London
  - 21 Mar 2005 at 14:18
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  Outstanding performances and extraordinary plot
  
  Have patience with this one. It has a beautiful love story subplot. Helen Mirren and Robert Redford are exceptional. The plot and characterisations are all ... read more »
  
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  - Berkshire, England
  - 31 Mar 2005 at 16:24
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  We suffered so you dont have to..
  
  Oh my goodness this is dire. For goodness sake, we thought this film was sooooooo bad that at the end there ... read more »
  
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- - PaulaWestwood
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  - Ashton-Under-Lyne
  - 06 Nov 2006 at 12:47
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  Watchable
  
  This film was watchable not very good though not very bad. Something that is easy to watch and ok in general. I don't really think Helen Mirren does well in... read more »
  
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- - magenta
  - Merseyside
  - 27 Feb 2005 at 15:50
- - 4
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  Could have been so much more-No tension, bad ending
  
  The only thing i can say in its defence was that it was acted well. The film is unexplained at some points, some points arent even linked. The time is very ... read more »
  
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  - North East, England
  - 11 Oct 2005 at 20:41
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  The Acting Is Fantastic, The Story Is Thin
  
  I think maybe I`ll look back on this as a better film than I`m gving credit. Redford Mirren and Dafoe are wonderful but the story is thin, Its quite moving at ... read more »
  
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- - Andy
  - Prenton, wirral
  - 23 Jul 2005 at 23:11
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  OK ... but disappointing
  
  Plot concept pretty good and direction carries it through fairly well but ultimately does not go anywhere near far enough.
  
  Considerable waste of ... read more »
  
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  - Northampton, England
  - 25 Dec 2005 at 19:54
- - 3
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  Enjoyed - BAD ending
  
  I really enjoyed this film, but the end of it was not good - It left me on a knife edge, but it seemed there was no knife - if you know what i mean....
  
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  - N. Ireland
  - 28 Apr 2005 at 22:42

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