Review of Arlington Road (1999) by Petter S — 30 Sep 2007

Movie kept me on the edge of my seat until the end.

This review of Arlington Road (1999) was written by Petter S on 30 Sep 2007.

Arlington Road has generally received positive reviews.

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By William Arnold (1,101) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 27 Oct 2015

A clumsy and incompetent thriller for nine-tenths of its length, but it has an ending so clever and that goes so wildly against expectations…

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By Trenton R (321) on 01 Sep 2013

It's got some good commentary, and an effective ending. I'm glad I saw it but its a hard film to recommend…

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By Patrick W (630) on 21 Jun 2016

Jeff Bridges is a college professor who begins to suspect that his neighbor might be a terrorist…

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By Eric O (621) on 11 Mar 2015

You knew all along that Tim Robbins was nefarious, but I felt like the movie moved too quickly at parts, leaving you clueless as to his motivations…

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Very well acted movie. It make me wonder about my neighbors and what they do in their spare time…

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By Brian P (1,844) on 18 Jun 2014

Really chilling thriller with great performances by the entire cast, but most specifically Joan Cusack, with a story to make anyone paranoid…

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A frustrating mix of potentially good conspiracy theory thriller plot and dumb scripting…

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Michael tells the kids in his history class that people usually point the finger at one man after a terrorist attack, despite the fact that…

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By Tasos L (452) on 07 Jan 2017

A nice thriller, it got me bored a little, though…

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