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The End of Violence

Nothing Lasts Forever

1997 · 2h 2m · R Drama, Thriller
Directed by Wim Wenders

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Overview

Mike Max is a Hollywood producer who became powerful and rich thanks to brutal and bloody action films. His ignored wife Paige is close to leaving him. Suddenly Mike is kidnapped by two bandits, but escapes and hides out with his Mexican gardener's family for a while. At the same time, surveillance expert Ray Bering is looking for what happens in the city, but it is not clear what he wants. The police investigation for Max's disappearance is led by detective Doc Block, who falls in love with actress Cat who is playing in ongoing Max's production.

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29%
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Rotten

A longwinded exercise in pretentious confusion.

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
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A muddled, sentimental Euro-American hash, redeemed here and there from its fatal purposelessness by a few moments that remind us we're in the presence of a genuine cinematic visionary.

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
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Doesn't seem sure what it is about, or how it is about it.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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Dreary piece of post-modern funk.

Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Rotten

This goes on for two hours and two minutes. When I staggered out of the theater, I asked if Clinton was still president.

Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle

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