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07/07/08
Revolution No. 9 (2002)
76 %
Reviews Counted: 25 Fresh: 19 Rotten:6 Average Rating: 6.5/10
Synopsis: James Jackson (Michael Risley) is a handsome 27-year-old New Yorker suffering from an increasingly serious case of psychotic paranoia. He is presented in extreme close-up, with no room to breathe, by director Tim McCann, who keeps the intensity of REVOLUTION NO. 9 on a high level to its very... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Michael Risley, Adrienne Shelly, Spalding Gray, Callie Thorne, Michael Rodrick
Director: Tim McCann
Screenwriter: Tim McCann
Producer: Tim McCann, Shannon Goldman
Composer: Douglas J. Cuomo
Screenwriter: Tim McCann
Producer: Tim McCann, Shannon Goldman
Composer: Douglas J. Cuomo
Reviews
Top Critic
You get the feeling that the filmmakers did their homework and that they’re here to represent a harsh reality."
12/29/02
So riddled with unanswered questions that it requires gargantuan leaps of faith just to watch it plod along.
12/13/02
Top Critic
The intense and penetrating performances of Risley and Shelly focus on the human costs of a mental illness. But the film, while grounded in reality, seems to rush to an abrupt conclusion.
12/06/02
Even through its flaws, Revolution #9 proves to be a compelling, interestingly told film.
12/03/02
The characterizations and dialogue lack depth or complexity, with the ironic exception of Scooter.
11/19/02
Top Critic
A strong and confident work which works so well for the first 89 minutes, but ends so horrendously confusing in the final two
11/19/02
There is a strong directorial stamp on every frame of this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye.
11/18/02
Strong stuff, minus the upbeat sentimentality of last year's Oscar-winner. In that respect, it may be an even more important film.
11/18/02
[T]he film is never sure to make a clear point – even if it seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation.
11/15/02
Appropriately cynical social commentary aside, #9 never quite ignites.
11/14/02
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