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Christian Slater, Elisha Cuthbert, William H. Macy
Bob Maconel (Christian Slater) is about to have a bad day. Another eight hours of sitting in a dull grey cubicle, ignored by his co-workers, existing in a world where he feels completely out of sync. ...( read more
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I wasn't incredibly interested in this movie, just kind of intrigued about it since reading the synopsis. Cubicle drone gets tired of his life and plans to kill his coworkers. When he actually gets set to do it, someone else in his office beats him to it, Slater kills the guy and...( read more)
Christian Slater proves that he can still hold centre court in a nice little thriller that really owes everything to his beautifully psychotic performance. The movie itself is not great, the pacing is off, it lags at times and the underlying message is a bit weak, but Slater real...( read more)
He Was a Quiet Man draws on one of the most morbid aspects of our society and describes it perfectly.
It leads us down a path of insanity and through the surreal, morbid, and sickened world of Slater's character almost flawlessly; and delivers a thought provoking, eye opening ta...( read more)
Really cool... almost seemed like a Terry Gilliam movie, with it's otherworldliness. Took me by surprise.
Cool dark comedy which took me by surprise, because I was expecting a serious film.
God, Christian Slater is looking awful these days. I might see this on HBO for free just because I have a crush on Elisha Cuthbert.
Surprisingly good. A little old, sometimes slow, and perhaps a little unconventional and weird... but ultimately kind of poetic.
Starts off really well with a clever premise but sadly loses its way in the second half trying to be too clever, and failing. Tho a fine performance from Slater and depth in the script keep your attention throughout.
"I...am not...a spoon!"
Remarkable performance by Christian Slater, who plays the "quiet man", Bob Maconel. From the outside, Bob is barely noticed, so quiet and meek, but inside he's almost ready to explode.
Some scenes seemed too long and drawn out, but it was ...( read more)
