|
|
Conspiracy Theory on DVD (1997)
RelatedCritics Reviews
Radio Times
Mel Gibson plays a neurotic New York cabby who's consumed by wild conspiracy theories and their implications in this uneven romantic comedy thriller from director Richard Donner. It's the newsletter Gibson produces that suddenly intensifies interest in him from ominous parties such as creepy Patrick Stewart, who may work for the CIA. But that's only the half of it, because when he turns to Justice Department attorney Julia Roberts for help, the MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE-like plot takes off. Donner glosses over the improbabilities with his usual considerable style and bravura, and Gibson and Roberts make an engaging team, but the uneasy combination of light laughs and unsavoury darkness eventually conspires against it. Conspiracy theorists will love it, though. Time Out Jabbering Mel Gibson is clearly a Manhattan cabbie with a troubled past, and his pursuit of upper-bracket love interest... Read more on www.timeout.com USA Today "...THEORY's smart casting extends to its in-sync leads, with a calm, never-better Roberts..." -- 3 out of 4 stars Members ReviewsReviews Voted Most HelpfulMost Recent Reviews |
Similar collections |
