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Quicksand (2003) 5.2
After a workaholic banker journeys to Monaco to investigate the suspicious activities of a company, he finds himself framed for murder and running for his life. Director:John Mackenzie |
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Martin Raikes
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Jake Mellows
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| Judith Godrèche | ... |
Lela Forin
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Oleg Butraskaya
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Matthew Marsh | ... |
Michel Cote
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Joey Patterson
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Beth Ann
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Rachel Ferjani | ... |
Rachel
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Elina Löwensohn | ... |
Vannessa
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Emma
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Sarah
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Nicoli
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Vincent Deschamps
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Jean-Pierre Castaldi | ... |
Jean Pillon
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Harbinson
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The workaholic head of the compliance section of a New York bank flies to Monaco to investigate unusual deposits from an offshore bank and meets a down-on-his-luck international film star who has become embroiled in criminal activities. Written by Anonymous
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Bury The Truth See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, sexual content and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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26 May 2005 (South Korea) See more »Also Known As:
Quicksand - Gefangen im Treibsand See more »Filming Locations:
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, FranceCompany Credits
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On leaving the casino, Elina tells Jake that '100,000 Francs is a lot of money', referring to his loss on the tables, Monaco uses the same currency as France, and the Euro was introduced as a 'hard' currency on January 1st 2002, long before this film is supposed to take place. See more »Quotes
Martin Raikes: [Angrily] They think they're coming after me? I'm going after them!See more »
This is a well crafted albeit formulaic movie. I don't find much fault with it - a blinking corpse can't distract me (contrary to other reviewers, as it seems). Incidentally, irritation is a major factor in the story, the main character, an ultra pedantic controller from a global consultancy enterprise (frankly a great, contemporary creation and a good, convincing performance by Michael Keaton) represents just a little, irritating grain of sand in the international machinery of crime.
The plot is the 39 steps, Saboteur, North by Northwest etc. all over. A wrongly accused and framed man on the run gets help from a beautiful woman and succeeds in turning the table on his pursuers. The grace, elegance and beauty of actress Judith Godrèche is a major asset of Quicksand. As far as the crime and the front for it are concerned, I found the movie credible. I assume in this aspect it relates to actuality more accurately than one might feel comfortable with. White slave trade from Eastern Europe is a new and unpleasant reality in Western Europe and probably in America as well. It happens in front of our doorsteps, so to speak. If Quicksand helps to bring this to mind, all the better.
They had some excellent location scouts working on this movie. Almost the whole story evolves in and around the town of Nice and I found they caught the feel of this picture postcard place with its not so nice underbelly perfectly. There is a great assassination scene in the central district - and one will find references to Hitchcock's Nice- movie To Catch a Thief here and there. My favorite location is the small open air cinema high up above the coastline in the hills which serves as meeting place between Keaton and Godrèche. Who wouldn't like to be there when the