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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.
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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Reviews for Arlington Road
Arlington Road is a movie trying so hard for intelligence, quality and deeper meanings, you can almost sense the strain under the celluloid.
Arlington Road, although erring with a bit of didacticism, is more than a little chilling.
Cusack is especially good here, in the movie's most deceptively subtle performance.
The climax is so implausible we stop caring and start scratching our heads!
The machinations and manipulations built into the story it spins are simply too obvious to be taken to heart.
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