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Arlington Road (1999)

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Reviews Counted:86

Fresh:52

Rotten:34

Average Rating:6.1/10

Consensus: A suspenseful thriller led by strong cast performances built around a somewhat implausible story.

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Arlington Road follows in the grand tradition of Hollywood suspense thrillers that pit a lone man against a vast, hidden conspiracy--or is it a conspiracy? Jeff Bridges plays Michael Faraday, who... Arlington Road follows in the grand tradition of Hollywood suspense thrillers that pit a lone man against a vast, hidden conspiracy--or is it a conspiracy? Jeff Bridges plays Michael Faraday, who starts out as a loving, caring father and teacher but slowly turns into a desperate, crazed man searching for answers in a suburban world that has been turned upside down.

Director Mark Pellington lingers on Bridges's face as it goes from ruggedly handsome and somber to wild and crazed. As Faraday tries to uncover the truth about his new neighbors, Oliver and Cheryl Lang (Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack), he also struggles with his own inner demons. Is he just imagining things, as he still has not gotten over his wife's death at the hands of what was first believed to be a terrorist, or are his fear and paranoia real? Pellington stays a few steps ahead the entire way, leading to a most thrilling and unexpected conclusion to this nightmare of suburban terror. [More]

Starring: Tim Robbins, Jeff Bridges, Joan Cusack, Hope Davis

Starring: Tim Robbins, Jeff Bridges, Joan Cusack, Hope Davis, Robert Gossett, Mason Gamble

Director: Mark Pellington

Director: Mark Pellington
Screenwriter: Ehren Kruger
Producer: Tom Gorai, Marc Samuelson, Peter Samuelson
Composer: Angelo Badalamenti

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Clumsy and incompetent!

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
01/01/00
William Arnold
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The screenplay stretches the viewer's credulity far beyond the breaking point, asking us to accept dozens of absurd contrivances and coincidences.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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...could have been a superb dark fantasy, but takes its own malarkey seriously.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
09/18/01
Tom Block
Tom Block
culturevulture.net

Offensively phony and unintentionally hilarious!

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01/01/00
Steven Boone
Steven Boone
Citysearch

Arlington Road, although erring with a bit of didacticism, is more than a little chilling.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
01/01/00
Philip Booth
Philip Booth
Orlando Weekly

Arlington Road is actually a fairly entertaining, makes-you-think piece.

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01/01/00
Christopher Brandon
Christopher Brandon
TNT's Rough Cut

An imaginative action film!

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01/01/00
Peter Brunette
Peter Brunette
Film.com
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A gripping political thriller about the dangers of domestic terrorism and the paranoia of those who see danger everywhere.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/04/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

The only sequence more shocking than the film's disturbing opener is its last.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
01/01/00
David N. Butterworth
David N. Butterworth
rec.arts.movies.reviews

A marginal engrosser that's short on staying power.

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01/01/00
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
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It never really gets inside us, mostly due to its overheated direction and endless Hitchcockian references.

Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
07/02/02
Jason Clark
Jason Clark
Matinee Magazine

Stylish and unsettling.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
11/18/09
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Thoughtful, intelligent and brutally realistic!

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
01/01/00
Duane Dudek
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The climax is so implausible we stop caring and start scratching our heads!

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Arlington Road is a dumb, overheated thriller pretending to be a smart, topical one.

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01/01/00
Jonathan Foreman
Jonathan Foreman
New York Post
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Unfortunately, the rest of the film is not as well thought out or expertly executed as the shocking conclusion.

Full Review Source: Flint Journal | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Forsmark
David Forsmark
Flint Journal

almost hard to catch your breath

Full Review Source: NutzWorld | comment Comment
04/03/01
Blake French
Blake French
NutzWorld

Arlington Road is a moderately engaging suspense film.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Darker and more intimate than you expect.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

This paranoid thriller creates a scary mood and allows its leading actors to go all the way with it.

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John Hartl
John Hartl
Seattle Times
 
 
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