Donner directs with an efficient hand. He keeps the action moving briskly. But most important for this format, he knows how to slip in a quick joke or two without detracting from the tension of the suspenseful plot.
Conspiracy Theory
What if your most paranoid nightmares had just come true?
1997 · 2h 15m · R
Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Richard Donner
Overview
A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.
Director and cast
- Richard Donner Director
- Mel Gibson as Jerry Fletcher
- Julia Roberts as Alice Sutton
- Patrick Stewart as Dr. Jonas
- Cylk Cozart as Agent Lowry
- Steve Kahan as Mr. Wilson
- Terry Alexander as Flip
- Alex McArthur as Cynic
- Rod McLachlan as Justice Guard
- Michael Potts as Justice Guard
- Jim Sterling as Justice Guard
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
The film starts to sour after 20 minutes...
...more long-winded than cunningly elaborate, more simplistic than elegantly simple, and more nonsensical than anything else.
...the strong impact that Gibson makes as damaged goods is diluted by selling Jerry as cute and redeemable.
In the hands of stars in denial about their stardom and a director who can't be bothered to take things seriously, it has come out implausible and unsatisfying, a comic thriller that is not especially funny or thrilling.
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