Review of The Flock (2007) by Wendi H — 07 Jul 2008
This is one of those movies that flew below the radar. It stars Richard Gere as a registrant of sexual offenders and who is being let go [early retirement] and finds himself having to train an indealistic young woman in his place [Claire Danes].
Gere detests the people he registers and as he says "i'm not interested in what they have donw, but what they are going to do." In the course of his work, Danes finds him to be overly obsessed with his 'flock' and unconventional in his methods in dealing with them.
The story is a bit jerky at times, and there are parts of the plot that don't flow well, but the overall effect is chilling and tense. When Gere and Danes start poking their heads into the disappearance of a local teen, they get embroiled in a sinister underworld of sado-masochism, twisted psycopaths with clean-cut images and lots of tense moments that make for a thrilling finale.
On the whole, a suspenseful thriller provided you can suspend belief in certain parts.
This review of The Flock (2007) was written by Wendi H on 07 Jul 2008.
The Flock has generally received positive reviews.
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