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Quid Pro Quo

2008 · 1h 22m · R Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by Carlos Brooks

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Overview

A semi-paralyzed radio reporter is sent out to investigate a story that leads him into an odd subculture and on a journey of disturbing self-realization.

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61%
Tomatometer
Rotten

Its biggest mystery is how it was financed (by Texas trillionaire and Dallas Maverick owner Mark Cuban, no less) and selected for distribution.

Reyhan Harmanci, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten

Quid Pro Quo hovers in a noir-shaded twilight zone where repressed memories and guilt merge in an obsession with physical and emotional paralysis.

Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh

The movie exerts a certain appeal without ever being convincing.

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Fresh

This warped masochistic cousin to David Cronenberg's Crash - not to be confused with the Oscar winner of the same name -- is well worth seeing for Farmiga's stunning performance.

Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten

While a good director can spin a worthy movie from any subject, first-timer Carlos Brooks does surprisingly little with the jaw-dropper of a topic he chose.

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

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