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Release Date:
31 January 2003 (USA)
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Tagline:
Trust. Betrayal. Deception. In the C.I.A. nothing is what it seems.
Plot:
A brilliant young CIA trainee is asked by his mentor to help find a mole in the Agency. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations
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Salt Trailer Starring Angelina Jolie (in English)
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Megan Fox to play circus freak opposite Mickey Rourke (IrishCentral)
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(From FilmJunk. 4 November 2009, 11:53 AM, PST)
Megan Fox to play circus freak opposite Mickey Rourke (IrishCentral)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Al Pacino | ... | Walter Burke | |
| Colin Farrell | ... | James Douglas Clayton | |
| Bridget Moynahan | ... | Layla Moore | |
| Gabriel Macht | ... | Zack | |
| Kenneth Mitchell | ... | Alan (as Ken Mitchell) | |
| Mike Realba | ... | Ronnie Gibson | |
| Ron Lea | ... | Bill Rudolph, Dell Rep | |
| Karl Pruner | ... | Dennis Slayne | |
| Jeanie Calleja | ... | Co-Ed #1 | |
| Jenny Levine | ... | Blonde with Cell Phone (as Jennifer Levine) | |
| Angelo Tsarouchas | ... | Cab Driver | |
| Veronica Hurnick | ... | Polygraph Interrogator (as Veronika Hurnik) | |
| Eugene Lipinski | ... | Husky Man | |
| Mark Ellis | ... | Test Instructor | |
| Richard Fitzpatrick | ... | Rob Stevens |
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Also Known As:
The Farm (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, sexuality and language.
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Runtime:
115 min
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1.78 : 1 more
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Certification:
Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) |
Malaysia:U |
Iceland:14 |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Brazil:14 |
Finland:K-15 |
Germany:12 (w) |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Ireland:15 |
Netherlands:12 |
New Zealand:M |
Norway:15 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:12A (original rating) |
UK:12 (video rating) |
USA:PG-13 |
Canada:A
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Richard Waugh's scenes as a drunk bar patron that Colin Farrell's character assists to get home safely were deleted.
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Continuity: During the scene where Clayton is kidnapped and put in the "Breaking test" cell, he's seen with his hands at his side and un-cuffed. He even manages to throw his food at the door and punch it before sitting down still cuff-less, however, when the "guards" return to the room, he's lying on the floor with his hands re-cuffed behind his back.
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Quotes:
James Clayton:
The Iwo Jima Memorial... this where you tell me about duty and sacrafice?
Walter Burke: No. This is where I have my breakfast burrito.
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Walter Burke: No. This is where I have my breakfast burrito.
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Soundtrack:
Sad Reflections
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Ironic this movie's made by Spyglass? Or is it? Isn't there ambiguity there as well?
Nothing is what it seems.
Yes the writers could have gone over their screenplay and given it another one-two and that may have raised the caliber another notch, but this is still good entertainment. It won't change your life, but it will be a well spent couple of hours.
And it's true the movie could in theory have had a more sophisticated (ambiguous) ending, but there comes a time, after wading through all the trollop on the market, that one just sinks back and decides to enjoy a better movie for all it's worth.
And this is such a movie: directed by the capable Roger Donaldson who directed the taut thriller No Way Out and co-authored by a writer on The Natural, this one keeps going at a brisk pace with excellent editing and super soundtrack from Klaus Badelt of POTC1 fame. Farrell - who actually comes off smaller than life what with all the tripe written about him, and that's not a bad thing - and former fashion model Moynahan make the sparks fly. You feel for the protagonists and that's an essential ingredient of any good movie.
But Pacino: he's great at whatever he does but is he fated to have secondary roles now? Bah.
There's a bit of a 'Spy Game' feel to things but there's no shameless copying going on. There just aren't many movies in this genre. And Spy Game doesn't have the thrill and suspense this one has. Yes, you might eventually figure everything out before the denouement, but you won't be upset. And odds are you won't figure everything out anyway - some yes; all of it - no.
As for that ending: some people would perhaps prefer more ambiguity. On several planes. Others would say the ending is ambiguous enough. At least on one plane, perhaps several.
Nothing is what it seems.