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Under Suspicion

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Under Suspicion (2000)

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Reviews Counted:43

Fresh:22

Rotten:21

Average Rating:5.3/10

Consensus: Though Hackman and Freeman turn in solid performances, Under Suspicion moves at a plodding rate and has a disappointing ending.

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Director Stephen Hopkins' (LOST IN SPACE) crime thriller is a remake of the 1981 French film GARDE À VUE, and is adapted from John William Wainwright's novel BRAINWASH. On the evening of the San... Director Stephen Hopkins' (LOST IN SPACE) crime thriller is a remake of the 1981 French film GARDE À VUE, and is adapted from John William Wainwright's novel BRAINWASH. On the evening of the San Sebastian festival in San Juan, Puerto Rico, wealthy tax attorney Henry Hearst (Gene Hackman) is supposed to attend a charity ball with his lovely, much younger wife Chantal (Monica Belluci), but is called to police headquarters. The previous day, during his morning run, Hearst discovered the dead body of a 12-year-old girl. Captain Victor Benezet (Morgan Freeman) and the explosive young Detective Owens (Thomas Jane) say they merely want to clarify some details in Hearst's statement. However, when the questioning begins and Hearst stumbles over his answers, it is evident that the police suspect Hearst is involved. As the interrogation wears on, particulars of the prominent lawyer's personal life, and his complex relationship with his young wife are revealed. On the quest to discover Hearst's innocence or guilt, the film features tense duels between Hearst and Benezet, and an inventive retracing of events leading up to the murder while set against the lovely, exotic backdrop of San Juan. [More]

Starring: Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane, Monica Bellucci

Starring: Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane, Monica Bellucci, Miguel A. Suarez, Nydia Caro, Luis Caballero, Isabel Algaz, Pablo Cunqueiro, Jackeline Duprey

Director: Stephen Hopkins

Director: Stephen Hopkins
Producer: Anne Marie Gillen, Stephen Hopkins, Lori McCreary

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Why was Hopkins, the best of whose films is ordinary, hired to construct a film which hangs on psychology and dialogue?

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04/16/01
Michael Thomson
Michael Thomson
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Matthew Turner
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02/07/01
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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Rich Cline
Rich Cline
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A decent, smart, well-acted film.

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Henry Cabot Beck
Henry Cabot Beck
Film.com

A psychological thriller about the masks people wear and the games they play.

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01/01/00
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

It's never as good as it should be, with occasional moments of brilliance overshadowed by the gimmicky direction of Stephen Hopkins.

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01/01/00
Charles Ealy
Charles Ealy
Dallas Morning News

A profound disappointment, given its cast and source material.

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01/01/00
Jonathan Foreman
Jonathan Foreman
New York Post

Not even the high-caliber talents of Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman can save this stagy, ridiculously over-baked psychological thriller.

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01/01/00
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A slow-moving yet engaging mystery starring two great actors at the top of their form.

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01/01/00
JoBlo
JoBlo
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Gloomily fascinating, forcefully compelling.

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01/01/00
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

One wonders why Hackman needed to wait for a score of years to get this film produced given its mastery of the techniques of detective thrillers.

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01/01/00
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Ninety percent of this thriller is absolutely terrific; but the 10 percent that fails is so troubling that it threatens to undermine all that is wonderful in the rest.

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01/01/00
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
New Times

Without Hackman, this ham-fisted psychological thriller -- based on the 1981 French movie Garde a Vue -- would be unwatchable.

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01/01/00
Lawrence Levi
Lawrence Levi
Citysearch

Appear to have been shot by a lush and edited with a shredder.

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01/01/00
Dennis Lim
Dennis Lim
Village Voice

Long on talk but short on action.

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01/01/00
Lael Loewenstein
Lael Loewenstein
Boxoffice Magazine

Appears to be a somewhat sinister episode of Nightline.

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01/01/00
Elvis Mitchell
Elvis Mitchell
New York Times
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...at nearly two hours, it's just too much of a good thing.

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08/01/03
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