The Commissioner reviews (1997)

The Commissioner

1997

Overall rating: 2.5 out of 5

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James Morton (John Hurt) takes up a post in Brussels as the British commissioner to the Euro parliament, leaving his wife Isabelle (Alice Krige) behind. As British and German chemical outfits are on the verge of merging, Metro Chemical researcher Hans Konig (Armin Mueller-Stahl) tips him that his company is actually creating weapons under the guise of a legitimate chemical plant and that it's run by a former Nazi. Morton prevents the merger, but results in Konig's arrest for industrial espionage and the bombing of Morton's apartment.

The Commissioner details

Format:	15 DVD
Starring:	Alice Krige, Armin Mueller-Stahl, John Hurt, Rosana Pastor
Director:	George Sluizer
Genre:	Drama
Studio:	20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT

DVD 1 disc

Name	Discs
The Commissioner	15 Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	1 hour 46 minutes
Rental release:	09 Oct 2007
Main languages:	English

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Some what lacking - I expected more

By a customer from Kent , 28 Apr 2005

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I rate John Hurt as a fine actor and his performance in The Commmissioner has done nothing to dispel that, however, on the whole I found the film lacking. The plot, a little weak, requires you to keep your wits about you to remember who is who. If it hadn't been for Hurt's performance I don't think that I would have stayed the course with this film
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By a customer from Richmond , 07 Mar 2010

Why did John Hurt waste his time with this film? I ordered it because of his reputation and it failed to deliver-uninteresting and far fetched -it was too long.
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Some what lacking - I expected more

By a customer from Kent , 28 Apr 2005

I rate John Hurt as a fine actor and his performance in The Commmissioner has done nothing to dispel that, however, on the whole I found the film lacking. The plot, a little weak, requires you to keep your wits about you to remember who is who. If it hadn't been for Hurt's performance I don't think that I would have stayed the course with this film
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Little seen, underrated political thriller

By CLTW from Kent , 12 Oct 2004

This has most of the hallmarks of a good political thriller and had it been less of a europudding it might have achieved this.

Hurt is excellent as a cabinet minister forced to resign and take up a less desirable post in Brussels. Indeed, this was very much a prototype for his role as Alan Clarke. Most of the relatively unknown supporting cast are fine and the intrigue keeps one guessing throughout.

However, the lacklustre directing, choppy editing and oppressively intrusive incidental music take the gloss off an otherwise fine little film ideally suited to home viewing.
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