Quid Pro Quo (2008)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:20
Rotten:13
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: Despite a stunning performance by Vera Farmiga, Quid Pro Quo never develops its effective parts into a convincing whole.
Runtime: 82 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Quid Pro Quo is a dark, puzzling tale of strangers who crash into one another's lives and transform them forever. Isaac, a paraplegic, is a popular New York City public-radio reporter who is... [More]
Starring: Nick Stahl, Vera Farmiga, Aimee Mullins, Leonardo Nam
Director: Carlos Brooks
Reviews for Quid Pro Quo
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In fact, "Quid Pro Quo" is not at all funny, merely occasionally sarcastic, its plot a succession of half-baked pop-psych speculations and its dialogue a glib sampling of sub-Diablo Cody incredibility Full Review |
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Strikingly original and spectacularly twisted, Quid Pro Quo is a gem. Two outstanding performances from Nick Stahl and Vera Farmiga provide riveting viewing Full Review |
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1/4 |
Its biggest mystery is how it was financed (by Texas trillionaire and Dallas Maverick owner Mark Cuban, no less) and selected for distribution. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
has the best "middle" I've seen in a long time Full Review |
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3/4 |
By far the movie's strong suit is Farmiga, who gives an astonishingly layered performance, Full Review |
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Very deftly made, with some lovely cinematography and two quirky, engaging lead performances, it's a satisfying debut. Full Review |
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3/4 |
An outsider adventure strictly for the very open-minded, presenting the numbness of paralysis, ironically, as a potential source of paroxysms of pleasure. Full Review |
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8/10 |
An obscure and terrifying mental disorder leads a reporter to the strangest and then the most terrifying story of his life. A neat film noir in a very modern setting amongst people who are not all there. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
Quid Pro Quo hovers in a noir-shaded twilight zone where repressed memories and guilt merge in an obsession with physical and emotional paralysis.
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The movie exerts a certain appeal without ever being convincing. Full Review |
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3/4 |
This warped masochistic cousin to David Cronenberg's Crash - not to be confused with the Oscar winner of the same name -- is well worth seeing for Farmiga's stunning performance. Full Review |
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2/5 |
While a good director can spin a worthy movie from any subject, first-timer Carlos Brooks does surprisingly little with the jaw-dropper of a topic he chose. Full Review |
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3/4 |
This odd little fugue of a movie would be implausible, even laughable, if it weren't also marvelously played, visually composed and plotted with the utmost cunning. Full Review |
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C- |
If you were a fan of David Cronenberg's Crash, you might just be the target audience for Quid Pro Quo, a perverse psychological drama about able-bodied people who yearn to become disabled. Full Review |
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3/5 |
The film is lightest on its feet when it shakes off the Red Shoe Diaries foreboding for moments of sly irony Full Review |
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Brooks has no idea how to pace his irritatingly giddy script, and the film feels overlong at 82 minutes. Full Review |
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I wanted Quid Pro Quo to develop into something at every turn, but it just never gels. It's a great 20-page short story that can't sustain 82 minutes of life on the big screen. Full Review |
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Brooks tiptoes into territory Luis Bunuel would have frolicked in, but he does so without the master surrealist's desire to outrage and confound his viewers. Full Review |
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It frustratingly refuses to go bonkers, but the film is a compelling sit, brought to life by two very crafty, pointed performances. Full Review |
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C |
[Director] Brooks plunges into the thick of a largely unfamiliar subculture in Quid Pro Quo, but the journey involves a series of well-telegraphed twists and turns. Full Review |
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August 11, 2008:
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June 16, 2008:
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