Dec 01, 2016 the real meaning behind these confusing movie endings. Jan 07, 2011 wild about movies provides you the most uptodate 2011 movies information online. Contrived plot twists, preposterous red herrings and music so loud it drowns. I saw the movie the double this morning, a very strange movie. Movie trailers and news for the week ending september 2. What i think that happened is that paul was originally cassius but then somehow it got passed down to gere. Like a stripper who gets naked too quickly, the lukewarm spy thriller the double lays out its big plot twist early in the movie and soon finds, shivering, that it has nowhere else to go. Hanna is a 2011 american action thriller film directed by joe wright. Who would have thought a movie about an insurance guy could be so bitter, so. Review the double is a terribly derivative cia thriller, but.
The film is based on the novella the double by fyodor dostoyevsky. Its ensemble cast includes marion cotillard, matt damon, laurence fishburne, jude law, gwyneth paltrow, kate winslet, bryan cranston, jennifer ehle, and sanaa lathan. Doubles is a 2011 malayalam action dramedy film directed by debutant sohan seenulal and written by the sachisethu duo. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the double 2011 near you. Ive read the plot in imdb and wikipedia too, but i dont get it. He says, here is a movie constructed from basic parts at the used screenplay store, with a character plugged in whenever one is required. An intriguing foreign thriller, the double hour is a great mystery filled with numerous twists and turns, and although the ending is a little unsatisfying, everything that builds up to it is very. But then he goes and gives the film two stars out of four not a terrible rating.
Our list of movies in theaters in 2011 is even more accurate than the imdb database. The double under ordinary circumstances the very idea of an overtly selfconscious art film is likely one to make even the most dyedinthewool cinephile want to curl up in a fetal position in a corner for, say, the average length of a selfconscious art film. O homem duplicado is a 2002 novel by portuguese author jose saramago, who won the nobel prize in literature. The tangled tale behind the devils double eoin butler. So the movie leads us to assume the big case involves entirely unseen characters. The ending of both movies were spectacular, and i loved the overstylized time period of the double and the hyper realization of enemy. So i started out writing my thoughts about whether or not james was real, as well as an idea i had about what was going on in the movie. The neverending story 3a wrinkle in time double feature 2011 r1 dvd cover ready to download and print.
Thank you trailer, for telling me the whole story in under 2. The double bluray featurette exclusive jan 25, 2012. A vaguely satirical take on fyodor dostoyevskys dense novella the double, ayoades film of the same name delights in waving its quirky existential bits in your face whilst recounting the story of a socially. I picked this book a long time ago because i was interested in dopplegangers this was before i even knew anything about the author. The almost noirish use of reflections is a rather obvious motif in richard ayoades second feature following the idiosyncratic teen angst musings of his sophomore hit submarine. To reveal that paul is the double cant really be considered a spoiler in addition to the film s rather obvious name plastered under geres mug on the onesheet, its given away in the.
United states october 28, 2011 limited canada october 28, 2011. Pallicha of rated the movie two in a scale of five and stated, on the whole, doubles has fallen to the level of a never ending tacky television serial. Richard gere and director michael brandt take us through the story of this new thriller out on bluray and dvd january 31. Posting the property to fellow tan members virtually eliminates any chance of double ending the sale and is in the best interest of their sellers. But the bad guy arrived only two minutes or so before the hero and didnt have the. This is one of those rare cases, where the trailer spoils the movie, revealing major plot twists in it.
Milan records will release a soundtrack album for richard ayoades indie comedy the double. I have so many questions i just finished the double i havent heard much chatter about this book so i figure it must not be as popular as some of his others. It would be nice if some day, some enterprising person does a complete collection of all of danny kayes performances. My main question is who is james and does he really exist. When a united states senator is brutally murdered, the evidence points to a soviet assassin codenamed cassius, who was longthought to be. Contagion is a 2011 american thriller film directed by steven soderbergh. Richard gere, right, and topher grace in the thriller the double. Ending spoiler for body double 1984, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more.
Alan orange aug 31, 2011 richard gere and topher grace team up to solve the murder of a us senator in michael brandts thriller, in theaters this september. The story revolves around the lives of two people rhoda played by a pretty brit marling a young girl whos received an admit to mit and john william mapother, from lost who has been in an. It was translated into english and published as the double in 2004. The real meaning behind these confusing movie endings. Fortunately, on the double is probably his last great film, a jaunty wwii intriguefilled farce about a timid american soldier kaye tapped by the military to serve as a decoy for a famous british colonel whos targeted for death by the nazis after its.
The double, is a taut spythriller with echoes of the cold war and the day of the jackal. In portuguese, the title is literally the duplicated man. I watched richard ayoades the double last weekend and its been stuck in my head ever since. A halfhour into the movie, after some coy flashbacks that place shepherdson. Which i suppose qualifies the double as something of a miracle. Weve got our hands on the official track list of the soundtrack of the double, the upcoming comedy movie directed by richard ayoade and starring jesse eisenberg and mia wasikowska. The double is a 2011 american spy film, directed by michael brandt and starring richard gere and topher grace.
Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. Aug 30, 2011 new action movie 2019 full movie english best action movie 2019 full hd 1080 duration. Ebert is surprisingly nice to this movie compared to the average viewer. Highlander reboot earmarks 2019 release, contains sequel potential. Cia agent shepherdson richard gere and fbi agent geary topher grace. In the double, the mysterious murder of a us senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary soviet assassin cassius, forces. Click on any of the 2011 movie posters images for complete information about all 2011 movies in theaters, including trailers. The double s dialogue was what made the movie though. Beneath easter island, in a giant factory that manufactures the worlds easter candy, the popular rabbit is preparing to pass the mantle to his son, e. The album features the film s original music composed by andrew hewitt who previously collaborated with the director on 2010s submarine.
Language is strong, with several uses of fk, notably in a tirade toward the end of the movie. Most of the time were waiting for the other shoe to drop. With jesse eisenberg, mia wasikowska, wallace shawn, noah taylor. The double was released in 2011 on friday, october 28, 2011 in limited movie theaters. Nov 29, 2014 i watched the movie the double last week. Take a doubleshot of something, anything to get through the.
A retired cia operative is paired with a young fbi agent to hopefully solve the case of a serial killer whose style. One of the cassius seven group killed his wife and child so he. The film released coinciding with the festival of vishu on 14 april 2011. Richard ayoade turns an unpromising dostoevsky story into a quickwitted, elegant and genuinely.
Guido, a former cop, is a luckless veteran of the speeddating scene in turin. While the majority of the film is a masterpiece, the ending is one assault on the mind that leaves you in a state of bafflement. So yes it was an interesting way of bringing back a sort of cold war theme to a movie made more than 20 years after the collapse of the soviet union. The double hour 2011 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. We provide the complete list of 2011 movie releases by week of release. Cutters way is a movie that starts yielding up its real treasures around the third viewing, so stick with it youll hate the ending first time out. When he gets there, the bad guy has dug a very deep hole in the ground in which he wants to bury the girl. The film reminded me of movies like salt, no way out, insomnia. Review the double is a terribly derivative cia thriller, but richard gere nearly makes it work. The double builds with sinister suspense, yet never loses touch with its satirical undertones and darkly gothic atmosphere. Under ordinary circumstances the very idea of an overtly selfconscious art film is likely one to make even the most dyedin the wool cinephile want to curl up in a fetal position in a corner for, say, the average length of a selfconscious art film.
But, much to his surprise, he meets slovenian immigrant sonia, a chambermaid at a. On the double is well paced, has a good plot and enjoyable humour. On friday, however, the new italian thriller the double hour opens, with a strategy and architecture that may provide the key to thwarting the spoiler merchants of the online movie. He says, here is a movie constructed from basic parts at the used screenplay store. Both movies were extremely entertaining and very different in spite of the premise. I feel like the movie is about a line of people who are called cassius and kill the same way. Cowritten by michael brandt and derek haas wanted 64 and directed by brandt, the film also stars martin sheen, stephen moyer and odette annable.
The film garnered a negative reception from critics. Richard gere and topher grace in the double 2011 stana katic in the. That of timid simon james and a mysterious but cool newcomer, james. Cutters way is a cinematic masterpiece film the guardian. A clerk in a government agency finds his unenviable life takes a turn for the horrific with the arrival of a new coworker who is both his exact physical double and his opposite confident, charismatic and seductive with women. The end of the film is waited for with baited breath so to find out what will become of this double and for an explanation, an explanation which is never really given. Parents need to know that the double based on a story by fyodor dostoyevsky is a dark comedy seemingly set in a fairly bleak alternate universe. The plot concerns the spread of a virus transmitted by respiratory droplets and fomites, attempts by medical researchers and public health officials to. The ending, and the question of which lena makes it back out of area x, feels like intentional baiting, a lure to buy the bluray and dissect it shot by shot. There are two experts on this russian agent known as cassius.
The movie was directed by michael brandt, who cowrote the script with derek haas. Everything you need to know about the double movie 2011. When adams double is killed, he contemplates a return to the show. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including in time, puss in boots and the rum diary. When a top agent network member posts an upcoming mls or pocket listing on tan they are sharing it with the verified top 10% producing real estate agents. A retired cia operative is paired with a young fbi agent to hopefully solve the case of a serial killer whose style of killings point to a soviet operative long thought dead. Its not easy to speak about the plot without pooping the films surprises but lets just say that everythings different from what it appears and no one is who he seems to be thats where the films title comes from. One can admire it for being a brave, albeit odd movie willing to tackle the weighty themes and complex, philosophical ideas of the source material. Ghost rider 2 director opens up on rrated horror screenplay concept.
The neverending story 3a wrinkle in time double feature. Star movie hd 2019 action movies recommended for you 1. Jun 03, 2011 cutters way is a cinematic masterpiece. After the success of his dramatic turn in the five pennies, danny kaye returned to comedy at the tail end of his film career. The film is both riotous and alluring, rendering a moodily artistic feel. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
At the end of the film the hero follows the bad guy into a reservoir. The movie spoiler your guide to the latest plot twists. After watching it, i went to read about it and came across a question from someone on stack exchange movies. New action movie 2019 full movie english best action movie 2019 full hd 1080 duration. It stars mammootty, nadia moidu and taapsee pannu in the lead roles, and saiju kurup, anoop chandran, bijukuttan, suraj venjaramoodu, anandaraj, suresh and avinash in other roles. Does anyone have any theories as to what the ending was about. Movie plot ending explained another earth is an interesting film where earth is suddenly in the vicinity of another earth. Charlies angels reboot from elizabeth banks excites kristen stewart. The film stars saoirse ronan as the title character, a girl raised in the wilderness of northern finland by her father, an excia operative, who trains her as an assassin. Much like the spinning top at the end of inception, we think his unblinking eyes mean hes dead, but right before it cuts to.
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