Review of Conspiracy Theory (1997) by Anthonymoreno "The Definition O — 24 Mar 2008
Donner directs with an efficient hand. He keeps the action moving briskly. But most important for this format, he knows how to slip in a quick joke or two without distracting from the tension of the suspenseful plot.
Even at two hours and 15 minutes, Conspiracy Theory is fast-paced and exciting, effectively mixing drama, comedy, ingenuity, suspense, revelation and a heartening sense of a triumph of humanity.
Jerry Fletcher (Gibson), a grungy New York cabbie, has an elaborate theory for everything. Bobbing along in his own private sea of crackpot logic, Jerry is the most entertaining creature I've seen in a long time. Gibson and Roberts are just marvelous together.
Conspiracy Theory works as a twisty comic-thriller given a manic edge by Gibson. And Donner has fun with the paranoid theme of such thrillers -- that you can't trust anyone or anything, even your own memory.
This review of Conspiracy Theory (1997) was written by Anthonymoreno "The Definition O on 24 Mar 2008.
Conspiracy Theory has generally received positive reviews.
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