Closed Circuit (2013)
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Reviews Counted: 98
Fresh: 45 | Rotten: 53
Slick and well acted, Closed Circuit unfortunately never quite works up a full head of steam, with a plot that's alternately predictable and full of holes.
Average Rating: 6/10
Critic Reviews: 27
Fresh: 12 | Rotten: 15
Slick and well acted, Closed Circuit unfortunately never quite works up a full head of steam, with a plot that's alternately predictable and full of holes.
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Movie Info
In the international suspense thriller "Closed Circuit," a high-profile terrorism case unexpectedly binds together two ex-lovers on the defense team - testing the limits of their loyalties and placing their lives in jeopardy. One morning, a busy London market is decimated by an explosion. In the manhunt that follows, only one member of the suspected terrorist cell survives: Farroukh Erdogan (Denis Moschitto), who is arrested and jailed. Preparations begin for what promises to be the trial of the
Cast
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Eric Bana
Martin Rose -
Rebecca Hall
Claudia Simmons-Howe -
Ciarán Hinds
Devlin -
Riz Ahmed
Nazrul Sharma -
Anne-Marie Duff
Melissa -
Kenneth Cranham
Cameron Fischer -
Denis Moschitto
Farroukh Erdogan -
Julia Stiles
Joanna Reece -
Jim Broadbent
Attorney General -
Kate Lock
Mother -
Katherine Press
Pregnant Daughter -
Patrick Warner
Young Man on Cellpho... -
Ryon Nixon
Fish Trader -
Daniel Tuite
Drinks Trader -
Zora Bishop
Mother of Toddler -
Vicky Jam
Teenage Girl -
Zahra Ahmadi
Woman on Cellphone -
Steve North
Angry Trader -
Pinar Ogun
Ilkay Erdogan -
Hasancan Cifci
Emir Erdogan -
Andrew Havill
News Reporter 1 -
James Lowe
Simon Fellowes -
John Humphrys
Himself -
David Sibley
Vicar -
Doug Allen
Ryan -
Jemma Powell
Elizabeth -
Hempstead Wright
Tom Rose -
Luing Andrews
Belmarsh Guard -
Neil D'Souza
Iqbal -
Barbora Bobulova
Piccola -
Dexter Galang
Chinese Waiter -
Jonathan Chan-Pensle...
Chinese Chef -
Matthew Cullum
Safe House Security ... -
Sam Woodward
MI5 Agent -
Ben Loyd-Holmes
MI5 Jogger -
Robert McCafferty
Football Steward -
Angus Wright
Andrew Altman -
Adjoa Andoh
News Reporter 2 -
Adam Tedder
Court Clerk -
Munir Khairdin
Indian Restaurant Ma... -
Huseyin Poyraz
Older Turkish Restau... -
Hemi Yeroham
Turkish Restaurant M... -
Baris Celiloglu
Mine Kemmal
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All Critics (98) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (45) | Rotten (53)
Sharp ensemble work ups this thriller's intelligence quotient.
Top CriticThe lawyers are supposed to be former lovers, but the film doesn't allow the leads to display any chemistry; likewise, it doesn't generate any suspense from its tried-and-true conspiracy premise.
The movie is low-key but each scene is packed with information. Full understanding demands full attention.
It's storytelling informed by sloppy, absolutist thinking, and it lends one more uncritical voice to the many who seem unable to distinguish between kinds and degrees of evil ...
It's a film that eschews intrigue and insinuation for government agents who monologue about the dangers of free speech and fair trials while garroting their victims.
This officious, aggravatingly overexplained drama gets more washed out and dull as it goes along.
'Closed Circuit' is an enjoyable, rather quiet British thriller with no pyrotechnics or superheroes. Instead, it's more of a courtroom drama about politics and cover-ups.
Part of the film's problem is that the emotional core of the story comes with its own case of closed-circuitry. But, don't get me wrong -- it's not a total miss.
A lot of classy talent is involved--and so expectedly on point are their efforts that one almost overlooks the overall rote and mechanical workings.
Subdued yet suspenseful, a timely conspiracy thriller.
Pretty solid in an old-fashioned sense, a movie committed to refined, quality storytelling without a whole lot of extra heft.
A dreary and derivative thriller that is nowhere near as smart or controversial as it clearly believes itself to be.
In its best moments, Closed Circuit evokes '70s paranoid classics like Three Days of the Condor but without anything particularly new or unique to add on to the old cynical story of how power corrupts.
Three Days of the Condor showed us why we shouldn't trust the government nearly forty years ago, and it still feels fresher and more relevant than this film.
Provocative yet muddled, it's a character-driven thriller with more talk than action.
Even though the film's plot completely unravels in the last half-hour of the movie, I still enjoyed the set-up enough.
If you're going to do pulp, do pulp. Don't dress it up in something serious.
We're probably not inspired by these characters to be better people, but we are reminded through them of how much harder it is to stand by our principles in life's biggest moments when we haven't had much practice doing so day to day.
Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall provide solid performances but a muddled story makes Closed Circuit a political, but not very thrilling, political thriller.
I wonder if the constant repetition in an entertainment context of the idea that government is corrupt and deceitful inspires weariness, resignation and even acceptance in the public mind, rather than outrage or a demand for reform.
Intelligently constructed, well acted espionage drama.
There are enough genuine moments of surprise to make this genre exercise an invigorating one.
It may leave you feeling underwhelmed, but the journey to get there is well worth the ride.
"Closed Circuit" peters out too early to be truly memorable, but the film is nevertheless an entertaining legal at a time when theaters could use something good to sell.
Crowley's deft ability to build suspense is Hitchcockian in nature, from the explosive opening to the unexpected ending.
Audience Reviews for Closed Circuit
Super Reviewer
I have to wonder sometimes how much time and consideration is put into the little details, before sending off the finished product and then being tackled by criticisms. Closed Circuit has plenty going for it at first glance. The film features a top notch cast, who are all putting forth reasonably good work as the characters they play. The premise is that of an interesting legal drama, set within the British justice system, which is not something American audiences see that much of in a wide release film. The problem revolves around the little details. The plot is entirely predictable, once the pieces are set in place, and little holes begin to emerge as the film carries on. Being a taut legal thriller and having good intentions is great, but adding up to something solid takes more than just having the big sections covered.
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