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Conspiracy Theory

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Original title

Conspiracy Theory

Year

1997

Running time

135 min.

Country

United States

Director

Richard Donner

Screenwriter

Brian Helgeland

Cast

Music

Carter Burwell

Cinematography

John Schwartzman

Producer

Warner Bros., Silver Pictures. Producer: Joel Silver

Genre

Action. Thriller

Synopsis

A crackpot Big Apple cabbie finds himself in a heap of trouble after his self-published conspiracy zine elicits the interest of some shady government heavies--and leads to the unexplained murders of all five subscribers. As the J. Edgars close in, he takes to the lam with the one person who may be able to help him--a Justice Department attorney with a mysterious murder of her own to solve.

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Critics' reviews

"Implausible and unsatisfying, a comic thriller that is not especially funny or thrilling."

Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times
"Unfortunately, the parts of the movie that are truly good are buried beneath the deadening layers of thriller cliches and an unconvincing love story (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"'Conspiracy Theory' is a sporadically amusing but listless thriller that wears its humorous, romantic and political components like mismatched articles of clothing"

Todd McCarthy: Variety
"With it's many knotty connections and complex exposition, the movie is definitely something of a muddle, but for that matter so are most conspiracy theories"

Rita Kempley: The Washington Post
"'Conspiracy thriller' comes up short despite Gibson, Roberts and a promising premise (...) Just another diversion."

Mick LaSalle: SFgate
"An expansive, glossy thriller that delivers much less than it at first promises."

Time Out
"It's reassuring that both director Richard Donner and Mel Gibson feel confident enough with mainstream popcorn to attempt a thriller as obtuse, cerebral and challenging as this (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Kim Newman: Empire

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