The Human Contract (2008)

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Actress Jada Pinkett-Smith makes her feature directorial debut with this drama about a tormented businessman (Jason Clarke) whose life crumbles to ruins when he meets a free spirited temptress (Paz Vega) who lures him towards a dangerous existence of reckless abandon. Ted Danson and Idris Elba… More Actress Jada Pinkett-Smith makes her feature directorial debut with this drama about a tormented businessman (Jason Clarke) whose life crumbles to ruins when he meets a free spirited temptress (Paz Vega) who lures him towards a dangerous existence of reckless abandon. Ted Danson and Idris Elba co-star in a film penned by director Pinkett-Smith, and executive produced by her husband Will Smith. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 47 min.
Directed By: Jada Pinkett Smith
Written By: Jada Pinkett Smith
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Drama

In Theaters: Jun 9, 2008 Wide
On DVD: Jun 30, 2009
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
Well made but hopelessly dull...
Brent Simon, Shared Darkness
A deeply weird stab at a sort of humanistic erotic thriller whose interesting themes are sabotaged by two woefully miscast leads...
Rachel Gordon, Filmcritic.com
From the start, none of the characters you are presented with have likable qualities, so it's extremely hard to care when any fail, or don't get what they want
Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze
Laced with a lush, foreboding sense of noirish upscale LA surroundings, but excessively detailed too much information hot sex on the menu and little psychological insight going on above character collarbones.
Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze
Laced with a lush, foreboding sense of noirish upscale LA surroundings, but excessively detailed too much information hot sex on the menu and little psychological insight going on above character collarbones.
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
A complex, difficult, intriguing film that digs deeper than outward appearances.

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Barry L

Good first time directional outing from the Smith family with this one. Paz Vega tries a little too hard to be Penelope Cruise....The story is a little odd and on the eve of winning a five billion dollar contract the leading ad man of the firm (Clarke) goes mental and ruins it all.… More
Good first time directional outing from the Smith family with this one. Paz Vega tries a little too hard to be Penelope Cruise....The story is a little odd and on the eve of winning a five billion dollar contract the leading ad man of the firm (Clarke) goes mental and ruins it all. You just wouldnt...