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Sean Penn | ... | ||
Deborah Kara Unger | ... | ||
James Rebhorn | ... | ||
Peter Donat | ... | ||
Carroll Baker | ... | ||
Anna Katarina | ... | ||
Armin Mueller-Stahl | ... | ||
Charles Martinet | ... | ||
Scott Hunter McGuire | ... |
Young Nicholas
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Florentine Mocanu | ... |
Nicholas' Mother
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Elizabeth Dennehy | ... |
Maria
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Caroline Barclay | ... |
Maggie
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Daniel Schorr | ... |
Daniel Schorr
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John Aprea | ... |
Power Executive
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Nicholas Van Orton is a very wealthy San Francisco banker, but he is an absolute loner, even spending his birthday alone. In the year of his 48th birthday (the age his father committed suicide) his brother Conrad, who has gone long ago and surrendered to addictions of all kinds, suddenly returns and gives Nicholas a card giving him entry to unusual entertainment provided by something called Consumer Recreation Services (CRS). Giving up to curiosity, Nicholas visits CRS and all kinds of weird and bad things start to happen to him. Written by Anonymous
I don't tend to write reviews on IMDb, but saw this gem and was compelled to do so simply due to the fact it isn't mentioned AT ALL, by anyone. It's one of Fincher's best films and deserves to be mentioned in the same sentence as Fight Club, Se7en etc etc.
It starts by slowly showing us the world of Nicholas (Michael Douglas) and how he's alone on his 48th birthday. He receives and odd gift off of his brother which he then decides to follow up on. What follows then is sheer cinematic brilliance. It's dark, unpredictable and unrelenting. It got to a point where any single character couldn't be trusted, and it made it all the more gripping. Seeing the protagonist descend slowly into desperation made us feel empathy for him. There's not much to say other than it's a typical Fincher film. Including his long tracks, his persistent use of the tripod, and I think it really compliments the story and builds up this sense of unease.
I just needed to express my gratitude for everyone who worked on this film and obviously David Fincher himself. It's so underrated and should be classed as one of his best films - without a shadow of a doubt.
Enjoy. You won't want it to end.