Pursued (2004) 5.2
A fast rising hi tech executive must protect his career and family from the ruthless tactics of a homicidal corporate headhunter. Director:Kristoffer TaboriWriter:Maggie April |
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Pursued (2004) 5.2
A fast rising hi tech executive must protect his career and family from the ruthless tactics of a homicidal corporate headhunter. Director:Kristoffer TaboriWriter:Maggie April |
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| Christian Slater | ... | ||
| Gil Bellows | ... | ||
| Estella Warren | ... | ||
| Michael Clarke Duncan | ... | ||
| Conchita Campbell | ... | ||
| Kevin McNulty | ... | ||
| Tyler Labine | ... | ||
| Sarah Strange | ... | ||
| Chelah Horsdal | ... | ||
| Saul Rubinek | ... | ||
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Scott Hylands | ... | |
| Camille Mitchell | ... |
Jen (Real Esate Agent)
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Candus Churchill | ... | |
| Kirsten Robek | ... | ||
| Enid-Raye Adams | ... | ||
Wall Street's leading headhunter Vincent Palmer isn't just extremely good in finding the ideal executives for corporate top jobs and offering them a deal hard to resist. His special knack is making them sign even if they really don't want to. Such a hard nut is Benjamin 'Ben' Keats, who invented a brilliant persons tracking device and is committed to his partners and staff to use it to launch their firm VizTrack on the stock exchange. Vincent pulls all seductive stops with Ben, his wife and daughter, in vain. Then he hints even murder is in his repertoire. Ben checks out that's true but decides ti fight back. Written by KGF Vissers
Vincent Palmer (Christian Slater) is a deranged headhunter preying upon unsuspecting, talented CEOs. Vincent refuses to take "no" for an answer until his victims agree to leave their present jobs and accept multi-million-dollar offers that no one can refuse.
There were two good character profiles locked in conflict in the struggle between the hyperkinetic Vincent and Ben Keats (Gil Bellows). The two characters were so different that the contrast in the rapacious Vincent and the honest Ben made for a good melodrama set in corporate America. The integrity of Ben was a breath of fresh air in today's cutthroat executive world.
Director Kristoffer Tabori provided good pacing throughout the film. There was also a clever idea in the new industry headed by Ben and his boss (Michael Clarke Duncan) called Viztrak. Their invention is a serum intended for children in the ability to use satellite technology to track a lost child anywhere in the world. It was unfortunate that the Viztrak concept was not used more extensively in this action film.
Still, this was an entertaining and suspenseful low-budget film highlighted by the contrast of two men with completely different personality profiles and outlooks on life. Their struggle made for compelling drama.