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A murder lifts the lid on some disturbing actions among the pupils at a well-respected school in this drama. Nigel (Tom Sturridge), a student at an exclusive British private school, has been found murdered, and police detective McKenzie (Richard Roxburgh) has been assigned to investigate. Alex Forbes (Eddie Redmayne), one of Nigel's classmates who was known to have little fondness for him, is a prime suspect and has been brought in for questioning; however, he refuses to cooperate, and Sally
Jan 1, 2006 Wide
Aug 14, 2007
The Weinstein Company
All Critics (8) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (5) | DVD (1)
Armed with more imagination than most thrillers with teen protags, Oz-U.K. co-prod Like Minds is an intriguing whodunit centered on two privileged British schoolboys with an unhealthy interest in the Knights Templar.
For about 20 minutes, this psychological thriller seems to know what it's doing.
Quite, quite ludicrous in every way.
It's good stuff from Redmayne, but the plot unravels into muddle and absurdity.
The type of film that will be looked back on as a notable starting point for its young star, Like Minds is a perfect showcase for his talent, but less so for writer-director Read, who allows the script to career out of control in the second half.
If great minds think alike, they'll be giving this one a miss.
Toni Collette must have owed the director quite a favour.
Not your usual kind of murder mystery, it was a little slow moving, but really had depth to it and was really an interesting story, in an ?Inspector Morse? style investigation. An impressive performance from Toni Collette (who just seems to get better and better) and Eddie Redmayne who really gave the character
September 2, 2007Super Reviewer
Smart. and a compelling performance from Redmayne, but overall a bit standard, bit predictable, slightly unsatisfying.
May 12, 2007
Super Reviewer
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