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By Jim N (74) on 09 Nov 2010

Clever, twisty plot.... It could be ME..... But still too stereotyped to be truly surreal…

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By Chris H (3,076) on 26 Oct 2010

Good story but it feels like the actors are reading directly from the script. This film would have benefitted from a larger budget…

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By Tishka F (118) on 07 Sep 2010

Starts off slow but gets interesting at about an hour in. If you have the patience you will probably enjoy it…

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By Alison O (311) on 30 Jul 2010

I loved this movie. Very good music by Carter Burwell. A great plot with a small ensemble of actors. The intrigue will suck you in…

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By Nc S (1) on 09 May 2010

It becomes interesting 1/3 of the way in. It suffers somewhat from being 'the sort of film' where you know from the start something is going on…

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By Cari N (6) on 12 Apr 2010

Brilliant!! The dialogue, characters, story line, editing - all great…

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By Brandon H (695) on 12 Apr 2010

Brilliant!! The dialogue, characters, story line, editing - all great…

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By Peter C (1,037) on 29 Mar 2010

Oh David Mamet, your dialog is so up itself, and your wife is a truly horrendous actress…

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By Luke W (568) on 13 Mar 2010

This is a very slow moving film that often has slightly pretentious dialogue, mostly coming from Ricky Jay's character…

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By Dave G (601) on 18 Feb 2010

Steve Martin as a villain? Now there's something ya' don't see everyday…

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By Katie H (465) on 05 Feb 2010

This film delivers a brilliant homage to the styles of 1940's suspense dramas - from the dialogue to its labyrinthine plot twists…

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By Nicholas R (239) on 26 Jan 2010

By now, it should be obvious that my Mamet reviews are going to contain high praise, so I should save some space and just say that this is…

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By Doctor S (657) on 04 Jan 2010

The more I think about events in 'The Spanish Prisoner,' the less I like it so I'd better write this review while it's still at 2 stars…

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By Eric M (1,401) on 25 Dec 2009

Albeit a bit pretentious, the movie keeps you guessing, and I enjoyed seeing Steve Martin in a serious role…

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By Niklas R (22) on 16 Dec 2009

Wow, by far my favorite mamet film, I was extremely caught up in this movie and I never knew where it was going to go next…

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By Caleb M (788) on 02 Oct 2009

David Mamet's The Spanish Prisoner is admittedly fun to watch at times but is still very contrived and implausible…

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By Conor M (195) on 19 Aug 2009

Writer/director David Mamet has turned out a pretty diverse catalogue over the years, and with the engrossing, twisty con game film The Spanish…

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By Lisa W (699) on 19 Aug 2009

Writer/director David Mamet has turned out a pretty diverse catalogue over the years, and with the engrossing, twisty con game film The Spanish…

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By Erick D (30) on 17 Aug 2009

Great caper & Interesting story that has better than average acting…

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By Jennifer S (930) on 14 Jun 2009

This is one of those movies that you have to really pay attention to…

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