Quicksand (2003)

Director:

John Mackenzie

Writers:

Desmond Lowden (book)
Timothy Prager (story)

Release Date:

26 May 2005 (South Korea)

Genre:

Drama | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

He's running for his life and running out of time.

Plot:

The workaholic head of the compliance section of a New York bank flies to Monaco to investigate unusual...

Plot Keywords:

Escape | Betrayal | Movie Business | Money Transfer | Restaurant

Cast

Michael Keaton	...	Martin Raikes
Michael Caine	...	Jake Mellows
Judith Godrèche	...	Lela Forin (as Judith Godreche)
Rade Serbedzija	...	Oleg Butraskaya (as Rade Sherbedgia)
Matthew Marsh	...	Michel Cote
Xander Berkeley	...	Joey Patterson
Kathleen Wilhoite	...	Beth Ann
Rachel Ferjani	...	Rachel
Elina Löwensohn	...	Vannessa (as Elina Lowensohn)
Clare Thomas	...	Emma
Hermione Norris	...	Sarah
William Beck	...	Nicoli
Jean-Yves Berteloot	...	Vincent Deschamps
Jean-Pierre Castaldi	...	Jean Pillon
Colin Stinton	...	Harbinson

Also Known As:

Quicksand (France) (video title)
Quicksand - Gefangen im Treibsand (Germany) (video title)
Quicksand - Schmutziges Geld (Germany)
Un tueur aux trousses (France) (TV title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexual content and language.

Runtime:

Argentina:94 min | Norway:91 min | USA:95 min

Country:

France | UK | Germany

Language:

English | French | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:16 (VHS/DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Norway:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company:

Overseas FilmGroup

Quotes:

Jake Mellows: [pointing a rifle at Oleg and Lena] I am going to start counting. But I can only count up to three, because I am so thick. is'nt that right, Oleg?

Movie Connections:

References La curée (1966)

No chemistry...

It's not that good, but not too bad either. It's nice if you love France but are not there. If you're looking for a thriller, look elsewhere. The characters are rather flat, like cardboard cut outs. The plot is predictable and surreal, if not totally unreal. And, the chemistry between the characters are dry. Like between Keaton's character and the lead actress - you almost hope there's nothing going on between them because it'd be too predictable, but at the same time, you don't have the chance to hope so because it seems like there's no spark at all between them. It's rather hard too to tell who's who for each other unless you listen to their dialogue. Just too bad I missed the blinking corpse part - I didn't watch from the beginning! To be fair, it kept me watching until the end, and it's rather amusing to watch the predictable flow.