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Overall Rating
3.32

Awesome: 15%
Worth A Look: 23.33%
Average48.33%
Pretty Bad: 5%
Total Crap: 8.33%

4 reviews, 36 user ratings


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by Johny

"Largely hit and miss"
3 stars

Starts off well, but gets worse as things progress

It starts out promisingly. Mel Gibson's preformance is fun and his character is intriguing. You really want to know what part of his craziness and paranoia has triggered everything he's become wrapped up in.

For about half the running time this is a good entertaining flick, then comes the plot twist.

A classic "uggggg" type plot twist it is.

After I learned the new secret my interest in the rest of this film plummeted.

It's not to say Richard Donner doesn't try to keep the action exciting. The action is there and it's fine, but I could really care less what the outcome of it is based on where it's going.

I guess it's a decent rental, but nothing to rush out for

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User Comments

10/03/08 Lenny Zane What Julia Roberts CAN do. Why oh why slum in inane RunawayBride & insufferable TheMexican? 5 stars
2/03/07 David Pollastrini kind of slow 3 stars
10/22/05 ed mampel a fun-time movie 4 stars
8/25/05 ES This movie makes little sense and has Julia Roberts, nuff said 2 stars
3/14/05 dok Mel Gibson gives one of the worst performances I've ever had the misfortune to see. 1 stars
12/08/04 lucas nothing is what it seems 3 stars
5/05/04 daniel Mcgaffin loves the cock mcgaffin wants it in the arse 5 stars
3/06/04 LIAM JACKSON Patrick Stewart was very creepy in this 5 stars
11/28/03 john a thriller with a Capra like emotional twist to it - exiting and...well sweet 5 stars
10/20/03 Samuel Justus I dont't have to tell you it sucks...It came out to video in like 2 weeks! 1 stars
9/05/03 Wendy Welch Julia Roberts's best movie! A whacky but compelling thrill ride! 5 stars
5/20/03 mr. Pink This movie gave me a fuckin' headache while watching it! Really, I was sick for 4 days! 1 stars
3/22/03 Jack Sommersby Gibson & first-half=superb/Roberts & second-half=banal. 3 stars
10/16/02 Charles Tatum Roberts and Gibson learn chemistry is important 1 stars
9/26/02 Movie guy great 5 stars
7/05/02 KMG Would've been good except Julia's in it 3 stars
1/25/02 Melvin Suarez Superb! Why can't Julia Roberts always be this sweet 5 stars
8/09/01 E-Funk Who cares? This one came out of left field. 2 stars
8/08/01 Mr. Hat One of many great 1997 movies. 4 stars
6/12/01 cinkcool Gibson carries the show. Other than that, pretty crappy movie. 3 stars
4/05/01 Hawkeye Gets my vote just for Mel's eerily adept rendition of "stark raving bonkers." Worth seeing! 5 stars
1/14/01 R.W. Welch Pretty clever plot idea, reasonably well carried out. 4 stars
7/17/00 doug average movie, great mel 3 stars
1/29/99 Scott Stipe It's soo good it makes you nervous 5 stars
1/12/99 demon_shredder NOthing special but not that bad either. 3 stars
11/26/98 Mr.Pink I literally got sick of seeing this movie. 1 stars
10/27/98 Silent Rob Another film for people who love TV 3 stars
9/23/98 Rob Forey now I can't talk long cause they're taping this :) It was good.. kinda. 4 stars
9/06/98 Janine slight suspense, a few twists, somewhat comic at times, not one to watch repeatedly though 4 stars
8/28/98 Chuck-D I dunno why but I liked it. Mel does the clueless bit better than you'd expect. 4 stars
8/26/98 PyThomas Enough plot twists to make a bag of pretzels. Intelligent and funny. 4 stars
8/24/98 JenniferLorraine Interesting story line. I know some people like that. (hope they don't see this) 3 stars
8/23/98 Mister Whoopee Julia AGAIN doesn't get naked. What's with that? 2 stars
8/17/98 Johny I liked it until the big, stupid plot twist 3 stars
8/17/98 {{{OZ}}} Julia Roberts is niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice. Truly. 4 stars
8/17/98 J-Guy (The MFC) 3 words: needs more dialog. 3 stars
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