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The Tesseract (2003) -- A psychologist, an Englishman, a bellboy and a wounded female assasin have their fates crossed at a sleazy Bangkok hotel.

Overview

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Director:
Oxide Pang Chun
Writers:
Alex Garland (novel)
Patrick Neater (writer)
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Release Date:
9 June 2005 (South Korea) more
Genre:
Drama | Action | Crime more
Plot:
A psychologist, an Englishman, a bellboy and a wounded female assasin have their fates crossed at a sleazy Bangkok hotel. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
A case of style over content. more

Cast

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers ... Sean

Saskia Reeves ... Rosa
Alexander Rendel ... Wit
Carlo Nanni ... Roy
Lena Christensen ... Lita
Veradis Vinyarath ... Sia Toh
Tunpicha Simasathen ... Cat
Pitakpong Sillapasorn ... Hea Mah
Larkana Vatanawongsiree ... Fon
Somlee Phiboonpun ... Hoi
Nimponth Chaisirikul ... Hotel owner
Chalempron Kaprat ... Tui
Wesley Homjan ... Jo
Sorasak Phatumsiri ... Sia Toh's men
Tawan Nomjun ... Sia Toh's men
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence, language, drug content and some sexuality.
Runtime:
96 min
Country:
Japan | Thailand | UK
Language:
English | Thai
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
A case of style over content., 4 February 2006
6/10
Author: ba.harrison from Hampshire, England

Oxide Pang's adaptation of Alex Garland's novel, The Tesseract, employs every visual trick in the book to disguise the lack of strong narrative. However, the glossy veneer soon wears thin, revealing a rather dull story which ultimately fails to impress.

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers plays a desperate drug runner embroiled in a deal that goes wrong, when his consignment mysteriously goes missing. The tale is told in a non-linear fashion that at first confuses but eventually becomes clearer to those viewers that stay the distance. The problem is that director Pang leaves it too late in the day to start filling in the blanks, by which time all but the most patient will have given up watching.

The film does get marginally better towards the end – but is it really worth the wait?

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