Clint Eastwood,
Gene Hackman,
Ed Harris,
Laura Linney,
Judy Davis
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In this thriller, an aging cat burglar becomes a crusader embroiled in a deadly cat-and-mouse game involving murder and a government cover-up. Adapted by distinguished scenarist William Goldman from a... read more
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Release Date: February 14, 1997
DVD Release Date: July 8, 1997
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Flixster Reviews (652)
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February 28, 2011Okay movie. Didn't really stay focused....so how good could it have been? Typical 90's movie.
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December 5, 2010This is a really fun mystery thriller. If you love Clint Eastwood and the genre, it's practically a shoe in. I really liked the idea of knowing the answers, but not knowing why they were relevant until the story unfolded. Clint Eastwood as a jewel thief is a really interesting th... read more
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November 22, 2009the first 30 minutes were absolutely brilliant, but the rest of the film went down hill fairly quickly. there were huge holes in the film that were just too much to recover from, but the film was entertaining.
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November 21, 2009I really enjoyed the movie but it seemed more low key than it should have been. We were dealing with massively important people and a situation that is pretty huge but the movie goes the quiet route and the whole thing feels small. I liked all the people involved and they all d... read more
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May 15, 2008A bit of a hit and miss type film. A pretty slow start, but the general story was fairly good, yet it all seemed a little dragged out.
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April 20, 2008This is the kind of cast that makes you say "Son of a bitch, this is a great cast!". Clint Eastwood is excellent as a career criminal that sees a lady murdered by the Secret Service while messing around with the President. All involved put in top-notch performances with a very un... read more
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Critic Reviews
August 22, 2008
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Mr. Hackman languishes in the smallish role of a White House buffoon, with Judy Davis equally cartoonish as his witchy chief of staff. Full Review
June 18, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
A first-rate thriller about arrogance at the top, a showdown between two kinds of Americans: the evil, omnipotent bureaucrat and the enterprising, mind-his- own-business loner. Full Review
April 12, 2002
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Ultimately, this is a thriller in vain search of credible thrills. Full Review
February 14, 2001
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Almost a drawing room thriller, unhurried and genteel but enlivened with suspense and surprising bursts of sly, even biting, humor. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Mike Clark, USA Today
Unintentional yuks litter an otherwise somber political thriller adapted from David Baldacci's novel.
January 1, 2000
Charles Taylor, Salon.com
The picture might have gotten by if Eastwood had given it some impudent wit. But he directs to the rhythm of his facial muscles. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Not many thrillers slow down to notice relationships, but this one does. Full Review
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
A fairly routine thriller that gets high marks as a result of tight pacing and top-notch acting. Full Review
May 24, 2010
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...Eastwood makes what he can of a nifty, though implausible, what-if idea. Full Review
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