The Intended

Name: The Intended
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008-04-16T06:53:24-07:00
Rating: 33

Critics Consensus

Predictable and pointless melodrama.

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The Intended Photos

(L-R) Philip Jackson (Norton), Janet McTeer (Sarah), JJ Field (Hamish), Tony Maudsley in a scene from THE INTENDED directed by Kristian Levring.

Tony Maudsley (William) in a scene from THE INTENDED directed by Kristian Levring.

Olympia Dukakis (Erina) in a scene from THE INTENDED directed by Kristian Levring.

Janet McTeer (Sarah) in a scene from THE INTENDED directed by Kristian Levring.

Brenda Fricker (Mrs. Jones) with Philip Jackson (Norton) in a scene from THE INTENDED directed by Kristian Levring.

Olympia Dukakis (Erina) with director Kristian Levring on the set of THE INTENDED.

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Movie Info

Sent by a company that trades in ivory, Englishman Hamish Winslow (JJ Feild) and his fiancée, Sarah Morris (Janet McTeer), journey to Malaysia to survey the station run by Mrs. Jones (Brenda Fricker). The couple are disheartened by the conditions, which are made worse by tensions that exist between whites and natives, as well as between Mrs. Jones and her emotionally imbalanced son, William (Tony Maudsley). When circumstances send William into a rage, Hamish and Sarah must protect themselves.

Rating:

R (Nudity|Strong Sexuality|Some Violence)
Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Kristian Levring
Producer:

Patricia Kruijer, Malene Blenkov
Release Date (Streaming):

Mar 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA):

$7.5K
Runtime:

1h 52m
Production Co:

Parallax Projekt (Innocence) Ltd.
Sound Mix:

Surround

Cast & Crew

Janet McTeer
Sarah

Olympia Dukakis
Erina

Brenda Fricker
Mrs. Jones

Tony Maudsley
William

JJ Feild
Hamish

David Bradley
The Priest

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Critic Reviews for The Intended

All Critics (27) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (18)

Too dank and familiar an expedition.

July 9, 2004 | Rating: 2/4

Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
A story bent on melodrama and borderline sadism.

July 2, 2004 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Carla Meyer
San Francisco Chronicle
It's a moderately creepy, man-beyond- civilization exercise that can't decide whether it's arty or scary, and thus ends up being neither.

July 2, 2004 | Rating: C

Tom Long
Detroit News
We begin hoping the ghost of Tennessee Williams will jump out of the bush and inform these characters that it takes more than wounded people with dark secrets, annoying insects and dripping moisture to make something of a tale like this.

July 2, 2004 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
Fans of Jungle Gothics would do better to let this one slip back into the underbrush.

July 1, 2004

Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger
Few actresses can deliver intensity like McTeer, and it's that distinctive, all-purpose stare coupled with her sheer physicality that once again dominates the story.

June 29, 2004 | Full Review…

Eddie Cockrell
Variety
Shrewd and astute, this is a film with a power that sneaks up on you and lingers long after it's over in a way you can't easily shake.

December 31, 2004 | Full Review…

MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher
introspectively good

December 27, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/5

Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
Tropical tripe.

November 13, 2004 | Full Review…

Harry Haun
Film Journal International
The pace is stultifying, and even though the ensemble looks realistically stinky and sweaty, the stately progression of events mirrors far too well the torpor of the tropics.

July 30, 2004 | Full Review…

Karen Karbo
Oregonian
An irritating bit of jungle gothic gone bad.

July 10, 2004 | Full Review…

Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan
Levring and an excellent cast are lost in the shadow of Conrad and other masters, and their sex-money theme requires a genius of hopelessness like Erich von Stroheim.

July 9, 2004 | Rating: 2.5/4

David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune