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10/18/08
The Night Listener (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 128
Fresh: 52
Rotten:76
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Consensus: This psychological thriller compels by blurring the line between truth and fiction; unfortunately, the film itself gets muddled in a hazy account of Maupin's original novel.
Theatrical Release: Aug 4, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $7,766,987
Synopsis: Inspired by a real-life experience of author Armistead Maupin (on whose book the film is based), THE NIGHT LISTENER is a dark drama that derives its strengths as much from the places it doesn't go as the places it does. Spare and tense, it... [More]
Starring: Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Bobby Cannavale, Joe Morton
Director: Patrick Stettner
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01/15/08
Even at 82 minutes, the film seems padded out, spinning its wheels and generating no suspense once the central, easily answered question is introduced.
08/25/07
One of those films where it's easy to recognize something's going on and there's interesting intentions but it just never comes together.
06/21/07
The talents of Williams and Collette are wasted in this ultimately silly psychological thriller that aspires to explore the line dividing perception from reality,"
03/16/07
...effectively captures the essence of the novel without slavishly adhering to its every nuance...
03/10/07
A somber storyline, empty scares and a deceptive ending are not likely to spell box-office success.
03/01/07
A strange and creepy film about lonely people who are more than a little crazy.
01/19/07
...never got me involved enough with its main character or its supporting characters to make me feel one way or another about them or their predicaments.
01/08/07
This thriller about books, belief and betrayal covers topical terrain -- JT LeRoy and James Frey, anyone? -- but itself proves unbelievable.
10/07/06
Top Critic While the film claims to be based on real-life events in the life of author Armistead Maupin, there are more than a couple of sequences that strain credibility, causing the audience to question its veracity.
10/01/06
The plot dawdles along, intrigue gives way to risible melodrama, and [director] Patrick Stettner fails to get to grips with the issues.
09/23/06
Robin Williams's face is permanently on its smiling-through-emotional-pain setting.
09/23/06
The Night Listener is intriguing, thought-provoking and harrowing by turns, with fine central and supporting performances and a richly satisfying feel.
09/23/06
However, the film brushes over certain elements of the book (most notably Gabriel's relationship with his partner) and shies away from its more important themes (AIDS, child abuse etc), leaving the equivalent of a sanitised TV version of the book.
09/23/06
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