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By Simone P (41) on 20 Jun 2008

Gripping crime drama with a marvelous Sean Connery. Recommended only to mature viewers…

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By J Rivers W (1) on 08 May 2008

Connery can act like a muh fucka. Lumet's direction is superb quite a disturbing little film…

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By Brian S (2,291) on 19 Apr 2008

AprÃ¨s le monumental The Hill, cassÃ© avec une imbÃ©cilitÃ© criminelle par Tavernier dans son dico du cinÃ©ma amÃ©ricain, The Offence…

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By Al N (54) on 19 Mar 2008

Grim yet compelling drama that is still shocking after all these years…

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By Grifty G (58) on 17 Feb 2008

Interesting film. Connery agreed to come back for one last Bond film in order to do this riskier unconventional movie…

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By Gordon M (34) on 24 Jan 2008

James Bond is dull and camp…

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By John D (2,323) on 23 Dec 2007

This is without a doubt one of Sir Sean Connery's greatest films. It's a look at police brutallity in the 1970s…

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By John Bleasdale (289) for CineVue (2,163) on 22 Dec 2007

The Offence is almost the definition of murk, unrelenting and unforgiving…

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By Private U (13,627) on 16 Nov 2007

Another fantastic Connery & Lumet collaboration. One of the bleakest police films ever lensed…

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By Nicki H (17) on 12 Nov 2007

Sean Connery gives his best ever performance in this bleak drama directed by the ever so underrated Sidney Lumet…

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By Martin K (278) on 15 Oct 2007

Little known gem, one of 5 excellent films Lumet and Connery made together over the course of 25 years…

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By Jon A (725) on 15 Oct 2007

A brilliant performance by Connery who powers through the picture as a Policeman who finds and kills a child molester during an interview…

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By James R (2,282) on 27 Sep 2007

One of Connery's greatest performances, but not #1. I'll reserve the #1 spot for The Hill. And maybe #2 for The Untouchables…

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By Dave M (1,479) on 07 Aug 2007

An absolutely awe-inspiring performance from Connery which you often forget he's more than capable of…

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By David L (3,419) on 02 Aug 2007

Outstanding performances in an intense and atmospheric film, underscored by very powerful and evocative music from Harrison Birtwistle…

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By Sarah H (1,870) on 06 Jul 2007

Bleak and, therefore, unsurprisingly overlooked. This is the film Sean Connery returned to Bond to fund…

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By Walter M (1,360) on 20 Apr 2006

[font=Century Gothic]In The Offence, the police are baffled by three young girls having been kidnapped…

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By Vincent Canby (762) for New York Times (5,786) on 08 May 2005

The revelations explode predictably, like the ingredients of a 24-hour cold capsule, but the dramatic impact is real while one is watching it…

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By Philip French (1,151) for The Guardian (2,969) on 11 Jun 2002

The atmosphere and performances are sustained at a terrifying pitch, and the movie ends suddenly, leaving the audience to deal with the ideas…

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