Review of The Vanishing (1993) by Eitan A — 13 Nov 2007

Great film!!!

Screw cinema snobs....they don't know a good thing when they see it......

This review of The Vanishing (1993) was written by Eitan A on 13 Nov 2007.

The Vanishing has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jerry S (348) on 22 Oct 2012

The Vanishing is full of bad acting and poorly written dialogue, but the story is simple and engaging which makes it worth a watch…

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By Paul P (1,688) on 11 Dec 2011

If you want to know what happens you'll have to go through the same 1h49mins I did..... it's your choice, really…

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By The R (61) on 16 Jul 2011

Somehow I forgot the beginning of this movie. I put it on as background for cleaning, but I ended up watching the whole thing…

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By Russ B (1,141) on 11 Mar 2015

I liked this ending better than the Dutch original. SPOILER ALERT. I would have left Barney alive and put him in the box…

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By Flor S (13) on 09 May 2013

The main reason why this movie has such bad reviews is because it differs from the original. Particularly the ending…

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By Rich F (239) on 25 Nov 2012

Not bad, Jeff Bridges quite good... They couldn't resist with the Hollywood ending though (which let it down ultimately)…

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By Ruairí C (39) on 04 Jul 2014

A great, tense build up and a creepy turn by Jeff Bridges are betrayed by typical genre contrivance and a ridiculously happy (read: stupid) ending…

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By Scott W (2,167) on 01 Nov 2014

Should have just watched the Dutch version…

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By Nonya B (229) on 16 Apr 2012

I've heard the earlier version of this film by the same director is much better…

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By Brett B (1,185) on 13 Nov 2012

Jeff Bridges is REALLY good, as is Kiefer Sutherland, and while the first act is effective, the film becomes more and more conventional as…

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