Review of Closed Circuit (2013) by Tariq G — 10 Feb 2014
A Few Good Men with even bigger conspiracy theories, isn't as good as it's premise sounds. Director John Crowley tries to create a film that is full of paranoia and tension, but elects to plainly state how paranoid the characters are rather than forcing the audience to feel this tension. The film suffers because it's just so boring, and for a film with so many twists and turns, I should have been captivated.
The whole film has this drab look, while still trying to be stylish. It's clearly drawing inspiration from the latest Bourne films in its attempt to portray the intelligence community in a post 9/11 world. However, it doesn't do it in an effective manner.
What bothers me so much about this film is that it can't make up its mind what it wants to be. Court room drama, government conspiracy theory film, spy thriller, what is it trying to be? The problem is it's trying to be all of them, and isn't effective at any of them.
This review of Closed Circuit (2013) was written by Tariq G on 10 Feb 2014.
Closed Circuit has generally received mixed reviews.
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