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24 January 1999 (USA)
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The less you know, the safer you are.
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A psychological thriller; Mace Sowell, an ex-intelligence operative and whose past government activities catches up with him...
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Excellent thriller
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(Complete credited cast) | Patrick Stewart | ... | Mace Sowell |
 | Kimberly Williams-Paisley | ... | Andi Travers (as Kimberly Williams) |
 | Hector Elizondo | ... | Dr. Simon |
 | Joy Kilpatrick | ... | Michelle Sowell-Ross |
 | Craig Shoemaker | ... | Stuart Bittenbinder |
| James Harlow | ... | Marc Ross |
| Richard Livingston | ... | Admiral Thomas Michelmore |
 | Julia Vera | ... | Teresa |
| Brenda James | ... | Asthma Girl Interviewee (as Brenda Klemme) |
| Robert Lee Barry | ... | Rocket Scientist Interviewee |
| Scott Zacky | ... | Wise Guy Interviewee |
| Wayne Demaline | ... | 'Butch' The Redneck Interviewee |
| Hank Garrett | ... | Hitman / Postman |
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112 min
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Hank Garrett, who plays the mailman whose pen runs out of ink, played essentially the same role in Three Days of the Condor (1975).
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Factual errors: Mace refers to "Chateau Margaux Blanc De Blancs" when speaking of a wine. Chateau Margaux is from Bordeaux, and "Blanc De Blancs" would be from Champagne. Corrinne Menzenoupolos (owner of Margaux) does not make any sparkling wine.
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Features "The Pink Panther" (1993)
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This is a film about paranoia. When you think you're being watched, your every move being documented, your every action recorded and analyzed. Mace Sowell, an ex-military officer from a covert operations team no one knows about, is confined to his home, because he fears for his life. His daughter doesn't think that he is in danger, instead, she just thinks he's getting senile, or maybe he's just paranoid. He regularly runs 'drills' in order to keep himself prepared for any direct strike on his house. Meanwhile, he also discovers that he's slowly developing Alzheimer's Disease, which only makes things worse. The plot is great, the idea is quite original, and the movie moves along at a great pace; every scene has some development in the plot, and often it also has some great humor. The film delivers a great sense of paranoia all the way through. The acting is great, both by Patrick Stewart and Kimberly Williams. The consistent paranoia, the various intense scenes that are easily explained once they're over, the overall mood of the film, it all leads up to an exciting climax that only few will be able to figure out until it happens. All in all, a great thriller about paranoia. I recommend this to fans of thrillers, especially fans that are fond of conspiracy theories and paranoia in thrillers. 8/10