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The Deal on DVD (2005)

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Average rating: 49%
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Starring: Christian Slater, Selma Blair, Robert Loggia, Colm Feore
Director: Harvey Kahn
Run time: 103 mins
Certificate: 15
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Languages: English
Released: 19/02/2007
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Brief synopsis of The Deal

At a time when the US is seized by the worst oil shortage in history, Wall Street big shot Tom Hansen (Christian Slater) is asked to oversee a big oil merger. Tom jumps at the chance to kickstart his faltering career, while at the same time, embarking on a sexually-charged love affair with idealistic business school graduate Abbey Gallagher (Selma Blair). Steadily, Tom begins to uncover a global conspiracy of illegal oil trafficking, governmental cover-ups and murder. Tom and Abbey's lives are in danger when they become embroiled in the web of conspiracy with the Russian Mafia. With the clock ticking, Tom has to put his career, his reputation and his life in jeopardy to protect Abbey and expose the truth about the deal.

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Rated - 2 starsBlandly moves along

A customer from Paisley Park, England , 21/02/2007

A pretty anodyne film - attempts to be a thrilling story about a corporate deal. but it's not very thrilling and merely competently acted. No chemistry between the leads. Though, there are a humorous number of occasions when people just happen to be walking along the corridor and 'just happen' to overhear salient conversations in the next room. Suggests corporations and governments are often nasty and morally corrupt - what a shock.

Robustly unmemorable.

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Rated - 0 starsAvoid

A customer from North West London , 27/03/2007

Even if you like Christian Slater, as I do, my advice is to avoid this film if at all possible. The plot is confusing and the lead lady is just awful. She behaves like a 6 year old most of the time in both her body language and dialogue. It is just awful. Sorry, but someone had to tell you! I just don't know what Christian Slater was thinking when he agreed to take this on. Must have been short of a bob or two.

  5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 0 starsBadly Directed

A customer from Oxfordshire , 24/02/2007

When I saw the trailer and read the overview for this film I thought this was going to be a 'thriller', what they should have called it was a 'borer'. 3 of us watched this and all couldn't really understand the meaning of little 4 second scenes that really went nowhere, only managed to watch the first 50 minutes before finally ejecting the disc!

At least I only wasted 50 minutes of my life watching it.

  4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 1 starsBad acting Christian Slater

A customer from London, England , 23/04/2007

Quite a good plot and story, I just feel that more could have been done with this particular subject. The film is not helped by some very poor acting from all the cast, making this film sometimes painful to watch. The end scene is the perfect example of this.

  3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 0 starsAvoid

A customer from North West London , 27/03/2007

Even if you like Christian Slater, as I do, my advice is to avoid this film if at all possible. The plot is confusing and the lead lady is just awful. She behaves like a 6 year old most of the time in both her body language and dialogue. It is just awful. Sorry, but someone had to tell you! I just don't know what Christian Slater was thinking when he agreed to take this on. Must have been short of a bob or two.

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Rated - 0 starsI was wrong the first time.......

SuffolkBuff from Ipswich , 17/07/2007

Look, I was wrong the first time I reviewed this garbage.

I mistakenly gave it two stars.

I apologise for misleading others.

I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry.

Honestly, I'm really really sorry.

  2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
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