Elijah Wood,
John Hurt,
Leonor Watling,
Julie Cox,
Jim Carter
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When an elderly woman is viciously murdered in Oxford, her body is discovered by two strangers whose lives are immediately changed forever: Arthur Seldom (John Hurt), a prestigious professor of logic,... read more
Directed by: Álex de la Iglesia
Release Date: August 6, 2010
DVD Release Date: October 5, 2010
Stats: 1,394 reviews
The film tries awfully hard to sell itself as a "smart" film by densely packing the script with big words and setting itself at Oxford with actors speaking with posh British accents, but it's really just a poorly-acted, miserably-directed farce whose purpose is only to make idiot... read more
An intriguing movie. A decent film for the intellectual, I guess, but confusing if math is not a strong point. Wood is an alright actor; much better when he was younger though, in my opinion. It is worth watching if you are interested, but PAY ATTENTION! Or you will be confused, ... read more
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Decent acting, but the story got a bit contrived for my liking and the end was... completely unbelievable. And parts of the story seemed to happen way too fast with out much reason for them. Such as Beth's obsession or Martin's despe... read more
Ok movie. As always they have to try and put a twist on mystery movies, but the twist in this one was pretty anticlimatic. Plus the whole end thing with the buses didn't really make sense (maybe I wasn't paying attention at that point?). The allusion to the butterfly effect was... read more
Cast: Elijah Wood, John Hurt, Leonor Watling, Julie Cox, Jim Carter, Alex Cox, Burn Gorman, Dominique Pinon, Anna Massey, Alan David
Director: Álex de la Iglesia
Summary: After Oxford logic professor Arthur Seldom (John Hurt) and his new graduate student Martin (Elijah Wo... read more
Imagine midsummer murders for mensa and you are pretty much there. In the end though you just think WTF?
This biritsh murder mystery has much to be desired! Its confusing with all the maths talk that just makes me feel dumb although i quite enjoyed the storyline it was a bit far fetched towards the end that just made this film seem pointless boring and ridicullas!!
Wood and Hurt ga... read more
In the opening scene, John Hurt?s performance gave promise of a potentially good film, however, as the Cluedo like plot emerged, it became clear that John Hurt, Elijah Wood and Tom Conti?s talents were wasted on such an amateur film. It certainly wasn?t all bad, but when we talk... read more
Very english murder mystery.Nice performance for hurt and wood.Is a bit dull in places but other wise a ok movie.Like it if you are into miss marple or inspector morse crime mysterys.
A film about Oxford would probably not fit into todayâ(TM)s acceptable films. A film about murders has been done countless times. Put the two together and you may think for a moment that something good could be produced, especially with Elijah Wood strategically placed, but inste... read more
A polished but verbose whodunit that's surprisingly buttoned-down given helmer Alex de la Inglesia's rep for comicbook wackiness. Full Review
Hurt sells the silliness almost convincingly, but even from such a skillful pitchman it comes out sounding, finally, like junk. Full Review
A math- and symbology-tinged thriller adapted by director Álex de la Iglesia, and pitched at a breakneck, didactic clip, absent any sensible, modulated emotional investment in the characters or material. Full Review
The Scooby Doo ending requires nearly ten minutes of explanation and negates the need to follow the previous 90 minutes. It's also preceded by one character stating, "In life, nobody bothers explainin... Full Review
So bad it's good, then? Alas, the whole thing is uncomfortable and boring, scotching any ironic enjoyment of its awfulness. Full Review
A wonderfully compelling mess of a movie. It's tricky trying to bond Hitchcockian flair with lecture hall semantics, but the director works his tricks with ace visual consideration. Full Review
Disappointing, badly plotted thriller, let down by some dodgy acting, poor direction and a script that makes The Da Vinci Code look like a masterpiece. Full Review
The murders are simply chalk marks on a blackboard with no build-up and little fallout. Full Review
Not so terrible that you can understand why it's been practically buried by its distributors, but you can get better ridiculous whodunits on TV. Full Review
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